2006-12-17 14:20:12 · 11 answers · asked by kisong 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
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2006-12-17 14:56:19 · answer #1 · answered by OldGringo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pronunciation Of Poinsettia
2016-12-30 09:03:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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poinsettia pronunciation?
2015-08-06 21:15:25 · answer #3 · answered by Stephani 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard it pronounced both ways (poin set eyah and poin set a) I believe the correct pronunciation is poin set eyah. I'm originally from Calif. and we always said poin set a. Poin set eyah, I believe is correct, but sounds strange to me. I think both pronunciations are acceptable.
2006-12-18 02:05:51 · answer #4 · answered by smcdevitt2001 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
actually, i just looked it up on merriamwebster.com, and it gave two pronunciations. the first, and probably more correct, is
point-set-ee-ah
and the second is
point-set-ah
go here for the pronunciations: (theres handy little red speaker icons next to the word that pronounce them for you.)
http://merriamwebster.com/dictionary/poinsettia
hope this helped!
2006-12-17 14:31:11 · answer #5 · answered by o_snap 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This site has a sound bite that has the correct pronunciation.
2006-12-17 14:29:33 · answer #6 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Poin (rhymes with coin)
set
tee - a
2006-12-17 14:22:32 · answer #7 · answered by Patricia D 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Botanically, it should be pronounced POIN-SET-E-UH; but because of laziness and regional dialects it is often pronounced POIN--SET-UH. The dictionary accepts either.
2006-12-17 15:20:06 · answer #8 · answered by hopflower 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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both are actually acceptable
2016-04-10 21:43:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey "Ya'll!" I am from Alabama and everyone I know pronounces it "Poin -- set--- uh!!' but who trusts us "REDNECKS" anyway!!?? LOL
2006-12-17 17:19:29 · answer #10 · answered by HappyGirl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋