Anyone know?
2007-06-06 06:37:39 · 43 answers · asked by Mr. Vincent Van Jessup 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I was told it "cron" was the latin root of corn, that they called it cron because it took longer than some of their other crops to grow -- like chronology. I haven't been able to back up this sotry online. But the same people told me that when we started calling it corn that was a corruption of the original word root. Knowing how language develops, I can believe this. but I'd like a citation.
2007-06-06 06:48:06 · update #1
I don't know anyone who pronounces it that way, but that would kick a s s.
2007-06-06 06:41:07 · answer #1 · answered by Happy Britches 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its a coloquliasm=pronounciation of a specific area
bostonians take out R's Park the car in the harvard yard=Paak the caa in the havaad yaad.
other places are known to add an 'r' so its distinct to your area. like way coolies, and corn makes you cheer full the bible says and I had pop corn 2 times in the last two evenings=yet this is what makes me happiest=-amazing grace I once was blind but now I see=John 3 repented of my sins asked Jesus in and got born again=prayed=
"Jesus I am sorry for my sins come into my heart and help me, be my best friend, amen."
Revelation 3:19&20 "I Jesus love you and speak from heaven to let you know that I knock on your heart door to come in and be your friend, when you repent from sin (even one lie) and ask me in."
Worked for me and keeps me happiest ever in my life, the sweet pea praying for thee, and the highest high on earth and heaven too. .
and I make popcorn with olive oil instead of putting butter on it and home pop it in pop corn kettle,
have the best ever day!
2007-06-06 06:44:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Another Glorious Failure Of Hooked On Phonics~
2007-06-06 06:46:25 · answer #3 · answered by Psychotic2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure where you live, but the actual pronunciation is popcorn, I have never heard it pronounced popCRON, so sorry can't explain something I have never heard. It could be a ethnic pronounciation
2007-06-06 06:43:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard it pronounced, "popcron!" It's pronounced the way it's spelt...popcorn.
2007-06-06 06:41:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard it pronounced like 'popcron'. Interesting..
2007-06-06 06:41:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whoever "they" are, they're somewhat demented and in bad need of speech classes. I've never heard anyone pronounce popcorn that way.
2007-06-06 06:42:19 · answer #7 · answered by Just Me Alone 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
where the heck did you learn to pronounce popcorn? It sounds just like it is spelled. pop corn!!!!
2007-06-06 06:41:20 · answer #8 · answered by nykate_winslow 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure where you are from but I have always heard it pronounced POP CORN
2007-06-06 06:40:29 · answer #9 · answered by Texas Happy Horn 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where are you from? I pronounce it "popcorn" like everyone else I've ever heard refer to the stuff.
2007-06-06 06:41:20 · answer #10 · answered by jack jagger 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋