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HelpRe: How do YOU pronounce Graham?
in reply to a message by BetsyLou
I'm from rural Upstate NY and the definite two-syllable drawn out pn of "gray-um" is distinctly southern sounding to my ears. I pronounce it more like "gram" but not quite. There is a distinction between the name and the weight, but the name sounds more and more like "gram" when spoken quickly, etc.
I've heard both pn and like both. Depending on where you're from is what pn the kid will use (or have to constantly correct).
Sidenote: Knew a kid from Massachusetts who pn it more like "gram" and his mom would draw it into two syllables when annoyed with him.
Ask a Scottish person, they'd know best. Isn't that the origin? Haven't looked it up.
Just my two cents,
Tempestgirl
I've heard both pn and like both. Depending on where you're from is what pn the kid will use (or have to constantly correct).
Sidenote: Knew a kid from Massachusetts who pn it more like "gram" and his mom would draw it into two syllables when annoyed with him.
Ask a Scottish person, they'd know best. Isn't that the origin? Haven't looked it up.
Just my two cents,
Tempestgirl
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