puh-KAHN. PEE-can. pee-KAHN. PEE-kahn. These are just some of the ways people around the country pronounce the smooth, brown nut that is spelled "pecan" but verbalized very differently, depending on ...

Q: This past summer my teenage daughter and her friend tie-dyed some T-shirts in our garage, and now my husband has found me “complicit” in the “desecration” of his beloved chili pot, which he ...

You say "tomato," I say "tom-AH-to;" you say "potato," I say "pa-TAH-to." We can agree to disagree there, but if there's one way to disrupt Thanksgiving dinner, it's a debate over how to pronounce ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Pecan growers and enthusiasts turned out at the Texas State Capitol on Tuesday morning for the 100th anniversary of the pecan tree being named the Texas State Tree. The date also marks ...

After reading Josh Katz's fun book on American pronunciations, "Speaking American: How Y'all, Youse, and You Guys Talk," and now Steven Petrow's entertaining article " 'Pecan' spells trouble. You ...

This weekend, while spending time with friends and family, you might come across some words that, depending on where you are from or just how you prefer to say it, may cause a stir at the dinner table ...