Consumer Qs: How do you pronounce the word 'pecan'? - Statesboro Herald

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Consumer Qs: How do you pronounce the word 'pecan'?

The warm colors and bold patterns of gaillardia are responsible for its common names "Indian blanket," "blanketflower" and "firewheel." - photo by ARTY SCHRONCE/special

wgaillardia — The warm colors and bold patterns of gaillardia are responsible for its common names "Indian blanket," "blanketflower" and "firewheel." - photo by ARTY SCHRONCE/special

Question: What is the correct way to pronounce "pecan"? My wife says she pronounces it the Southern way. I disagreed and we got into an argument. ... Answer: It’s too bad George and Ira Gershwin didn’t include pecans in the lighthearted "toMAYto-toMAHto" debate in "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off."

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