Common Words That Are Pronounced Differently in Various Parts of the United States

Laurence Brown of Lost in the Pond humorously shared a number of words and phrases that are pronounced differently across the United States (and in parts of the United Kingdom). Words include “been”, “iron”, “toilet”, “caramel”, “roof”, “syrup”, and others.

I look at nine words Americans can’t decide how to say.

Pronunciations in America
Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

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