How do you pronounce "apricot?'

[Deep13]

[Lethe]

1. how do you pronounce "apical meristem"

we had a war over that in botany class

[tigereye]

12. ah-pih-cle - looks like it should be a short a...

mare-is-tem.


How'd I do? :hi:

[Lethe]

13. i dunno - the detractors would say "ape" as in apex

it was brutal i tell you, brutal

[tigereye]

14. yeah, but long a if followed by an e after the consonant, right?

otherwise short a sound. But with scientific terms all bets are off. :rofl:


(scratches head - elementary school was a long, long time ago)

[Heidi]

2. App-ricot.

I dunno why. :shrug:

[TZ]

3. Huh. I've NEVER heard it prounounced that way.

Its APE-ricot here. Must be a regional thing..:shrug:

[Deep13]

4. Two consonants between the "a" and the "i"...

...implies a short "a."

[Heidi]

5. I just checked pronunciation at m-w.com and the short "a" is the first pronunciation.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apricot

Maybe I pronounce it like this because I grew up in Oklahoma/Arkansas; whatever the reason, the short "a" feels comfortable to me. :hi:

[no name no slogan]

7. There's no "ape" in apricot

Those other people are pronouncing it wrong. VERY, VERY wrong. :D

[TZ]

9. So says the guy who talks funny.

I've heard how you folk up there pronounce things..Its not right...:P

[no name no slogan]

11. Well, that's different

You do know that the largest percentage of TV anchors in the nation come from the upper midwest, right? :)

[DeepBlueC]

10. if so Connecticut is in that region as well

APP-ricot

[tigereye]

15. because there's no e after the consonants!

:rofl:


:hi: Heidi! How is the weather in your lovely region?

[Heidi]

16. It was 62 here this afternoon!!!!

I think spring is here, and I can't POSSIBLY tell you how happy that makes me. :bounce: :woohoo:

How're y'all, gf? :hug:

P.S. :* :* :* (Left, right, left -- the Swiss way. :P )

[tigereye]

17. it's been a very long winter - my bulbs are finally starting to bloom a bit

the crocuses are a welcome sight, with the hyacinths and tulips in waiting.


But hell it was 22! this morning. :wtf: It's this weird see-saw effect.



:hug:

[Heidi]

19. If it snows again here before November, I'm gonna lapse into a fondue coma...

WILLINGLY. :weep:

[tigereye]

22. fondue coma!

:rofl:

[Heidi]

24. Oh, yeah! LAUGH about it!!!!

Live for four months on mixed pickles, boiled potatoes and CHEESE and then come back and tell me "coma" isn't the right word. :rofl:

:spray:

[tigereye]

25. I was picturing an endless steaming pot of chocolate fondue for some reason

:crazy:

[Marrah_G]

6. App-ricot

The correct way.... of course !

:hide:

[Pacifist Patriot]

8. APE - REE - COE

jk

[3.14158675309]

18. Who put the "ape" in apricot?

What makes the Hottentot so hot? :P

[msanthrope]

20. Damn it!!! You beat me to it!!!! What have you got that I ain't got? n/t

[3.14158675309]

21. TIMING!

(it's everything) :rofl: :hi:

[bbernardini]

23. Throat Wobbler Mangrove. nt