I got such a kick out of reading about your funky pronunciations last night! So many of your comments made me laugh out loud because I feel like my dad pronounces a lot of words the way some of you guys do.
- Orange = Arnge
- Wash = Warsh
The poor man also cannot pronounce edamame for the life of him and says “chimney” like “chimley.”
He’s from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in case you were wondering… but my mom is too (they were in the same kindergarten class) and she somehow managed to leave Pennsylvania without these funny pronunciations.
When I moved to Florida from Illinois in 2003, I got made fun of all the time for the way I said “mom.” I pronounced it “maaam” (Chicago accent, baby!) and also said “pop” instead of soda. I think I now say mom with the proper “o” instead of the nasally “a” and I’ve converted saying “soda” as well. I guess eight years in Florida will change ya!
Workout
Today’s workout was day two on my new workout plan. I started my workout with a two-mile run before hitting the weights to complete this upper-body workout:
- Superset one: Front shoulder raises, Tricep dips
- Superset two: Chest press, Upright row
- Superset three: Bicep curls, Tricep extensions
- Superset four: Overhead press, Barbell row
- Tricep pulldowns
- Bicep curls (3 minutes)
- Mac raises (<—Learned this one from BodyPump!)
- Lat pulldowns
I did three sets of 15 repetitions of every exercise.
My arms felt nice and fatigued by the end of that workout! I’m already loving this new workout plan. I needed something new to rejuvenate my workouts and I have a feeling this is going to be a good change.
Now I just have to cram in a three mile run sometime today to get my total of five miles in to stay on track for my half marathon training plan. We’ll see if that happens!
To all of you expert runners out there, right now I have myself doing two week-day runs at five miles in addition to one long run on Saturday. Any chance I can get away with running less during the week? I’d love your input. I’m not running for a specific time. My goal is to simply run the whole thing and cross the finish line without wanting to die.
Breakfast
Today’s meal looks awfully similar to yesterday’s breakfast!
Apparently frying eggs after cooking turkey bacon makes the eggs get all funky looking and spotty. Still tasty, though!
Question of the Morning
How do you pronounce…
- Coupon: Cue-pon or coo-pon?
- Pecan: Pah-cahn or pee-can?
- Caramel: Car-mel or care-a-mel?
My answers: Cue-pon, pah-can and car-mel.
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i love cooking my eggs after bacon!
Coupon: Cue-pon
Pecan: Pah-cahn
Caramel: care-a-mel
I think it’s important to run 3x/week to avoid injury – especially when training for a half marathon. Otherwise, you lack practice with running and your form/muscular balance/running specific power will suffer. It’s important to keep kinesthetic awareness relative to the sport, and if you go 4-5 days without running on a regular basis, that will be difficult to maintain.
noooooooooo! haha, i had a feeling i wasn’t going to be able to get around running… i mean i am training to run a race after all… 🙂
I would agree with this statement, purely for the sake of avoiding injury and hating yourelf when you cross the finish line. Also I agree on all of them except car-a-mel
hahaha, I am the opposite.
Coupon – coo-pon
Peacan – pee-can
Caramel – Care-a-mel
And I am from Canada and we also say pop! I do not, however, say aboot. That is a common misconception, EH?!
I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE!
I am also from Canada and pronounce everything the same way as you! I also do not say “aboot” and I do not understand why some Americans find it to be so hilarious!
I love the way Canadians say “about” and especially “sorry” Gotta love Degrassi, lol.
Although I don’t think a Canadian “about” sounds like “aboot” more than “ab-ow-ut” I don’t know how to actually type it out, but it’s not quite the same.
mmmmm girl– I can spot that Jennie-O turkey bacon from a mile away 😀
I think your running plan looks pretty good as-is, Julie. When I was marathon training, I found that even adding little runs in throughout the day to reach my weekly mileage helped to boost my stamina, which is key when you’re running a long race!
Also I had to laugh about the ‘maaam’ thing because I have cousins that used to live in Detroit and they say it that way too! Having been raised going to a British school, my mom is ‘mum’, and I still say it that way. 🙂
I pronounce them: coo-pon, pee-can and care-a-mel. I always get funny looks from the Starbucks workers when I say caramel.
Canadians say pop, not soda 😀
Care-A-Mel. I can’t stand it when people forget the ‘a’ in the middle of the word! LOL
i think care-a-mel is so much prettier, but i naturally just drop the “a!” care-a-mel sounds so fancy!
I definitely say cue-pon, car-mel and pee-cahn. I HATE when people say pee-can – it conjoures images of…well…just what it sounds like 😉
Haha I say “pop” too! Gotta love the midwest :). I also had friends in college that said “coke” for all of them, and then they’d specify which kind…wtf haha. Glad your new workouts are going well! I’ve posted some strength training ones on my workouts page if you ever need ideas for moves or anything! Also, quick question, do you like your blog host site5? I’m really thinking about becoming self-hosted but I’m trying to determine who would be best do go through!
yes! site5 has been great so far. i previously worked with bluehost and it was one headache after the next. i’m much happier!
SAME kindergarten class?! Holy awwww
coo-pon
pecan-I switch on and off with this one…or I just mumble so no one really knows
care-a-mel: car-mel make me feel silly, I don’t know why!
I thought of two other ones: data and route.
I say day-ta….I think dat-a sounds absurd, but I feel like a lot of people say it that way!
And I say root…which I think is pretty common. I don’t get how the pronunciation rowt could ever come out of anyones mouth!
i say day-ta and roote! 🙂
Haha, I am a dah-ta and rowt pronouncer! 🙂
Don’t worry Taylor, I won’t hold it against you 🙂
Thanks! I blame it on the fact I lived most of my life in VA where everything is drawwwwn out in a drawl.
I say these all the same as you, Emily… I think… haha! I may waver on pecan and caramel from time to time.
Julie, I know someone from Pennsylvania, and he has been known to say “warsh,” as well as “ma-toor” (mature) and “yuge” (huge).
At least he doesn’t say, “Yello?!” when he answers the phone, teehee.
Ahh, my dad says ‘ma-toor’. That memory just made me smile! He grew up everywhere, but was born in upstate New York.
Cue-pon
Pee-can
Care-a-mel
My boss says “yuge” instead of “huge”, we make fun of him all the time. Funny topic Julie! 🙂
My half marathon training has kind of similar to yours:
Circuit training 2 x a week
Long run on the weekends
and about 5-6 miles during the week (broken up between 2 or 3 days)
yuge! i’ve heard that before! where is he from?
Chicago, your roots right?
Breakfast looks delicious! 🙂
I totally say cue-pon and get made fun of it all the time!
I say pee-can and car-mel. 🙂
Awww, my dad says liberry instead of library 🙂 My boyfriend has some funny ones too. This is a generalization, but what is it about men and pronunciation?!
Well I’m from Ohio and I say
-Coo-pon
-pee-can
-car-mel
My pronunciation of pecan comes from my gma from GA though.. most people up here say it pee-cahn.
I love your new workout plan–> gives me so many great ideas :)! I almost choked on my water when I read arnge- your dad sounds too cute.
Coupon: Cue-pon or coo-pon?–> coopon
Pecan: Pah-cahn or pee-can?–> I used to say pee-can but my friend in middle school gave me so much grief that it’s pah-cahn so that’s what I go with now…what a nut ;)!
Caramel: Car-mel or care-a-mel?–> caramel! I didn’t realise people said car-mel!
Cue-pon, pah-cahn, and car-a-mel.
I also say Law-yur instead of loy-yer. (Lawyer)
where are you from? i’ve heard law-yer before, too!
I’m from Alabama. I didn’t even realize the pronunciation was weird until my roommate pointed it out. (she’s from Iowa)
I love how “law-yer” sounds. I definitely picked up on it from hanging around a bunch of old Southern “law-yers” and judges, who also say “defen-DANT” instead of just “defendant.”
“Will the defen-DANT please rise?” 8)
My family is originally from Philadelphia, and when my brother went back for college he came back to Connecticut saying stuff like “youse guys” in stead of “You guys.” I looked at him and said “What the heck are you doing?!” He just laughed and said “I hang out with too many Philly people now!” He started to sound like our cousins!
I love funny pronunciations/accents.
this post is hilarious.. I love all the pronunciations of things. And how stinkin cute that your parents were in the same kindergarten class!!
I say: coo-pon, pah-cahn, and care-a-mel 🙂
Coo-pon
pee-can
care-a-mel
I have shed my Boston accent for the most part but can put it back on like a coat anytime I want.
Off to my torture session with Trainer Victor!
The Kidless Kronicles
Wag More, Bark….
I’m still in the pop to soda process…I’m resistant to the change. 😀
I also say:
coo-pon
pah-cahn
car-mel
(I think 😉 )
So funny, my fiance and I had this exact conversation Sunday. We disagreed on the pecan debacle. And I’m definitely a coo-pon girl!
I managed to shake the Chicago accent after moving to Florida too! Although sometimes I still say Chicaaaago for old time’s sakes.
I’m Irish so my pronunciation is totally different!
In Ireland we say ‘mam’ instead of ‘mom’. Must be a lot of Irish in Pennsylvania!
Julie I’m a BIG believer in quality > quantity when it comes to fitness and training.
I don’t recommend twice a day workouts particularly given your goals. I would focus certain days of the week on running and others on strength training/cross training. One way to increase quality and decrease time spent on strength training is to work on full body/compound moves. I am a HUGE fan of BodyRock.tv workouts because in 12-20 minutes you get a total body workout that you can fit in anytime, anywhere!
I’m doing this workout this morning…
http://www.bodyrock.tv/2011/07/15/just-did-it-workout/
awesome! thanks, jenny!!
My husband and I argue over pah-cahn and pee-can ALL. THE. TIME. I vote for the former. It’s just one of those things we’ll never agree on.
Oh my gosh I LOVE that your Mom and Dad were in the same Kindergarten class! That little tidbit just made my morning! That is SO cute!
I say that if all you want to do is finish the half then you can get away with running less during the week. The most important thing would be to make sure you get in your long run.
I definitely get made fun of for my southern accent…which hasn’t gone away even after spending the past 7 years living in another country….
I say cue-pon, pah-cahn, and care-a-mel!
Coo-pon, Pee-cahn (combo of both), Care-a-mel
I lived in Ohio from birth to 12 years old… when I moved to Florida and would say “pop” instead of “soda” I got so many weird looks! Or people would say “Pop? I didn’t hear a pop. What are you talking about?” Now, after living in Florida for 10+ years, I have converted to “soda” and when I visit Ohio and say “Soda” I get the looks from them!!
I’m not an expert runner by ANY means but I bet you’d be fine doing a couple runs a week.. Whenever the Fall comes around I get back into running again, and I usually just run twice a week in addition to my other workouts. I have no problem holding out for 10 mile runs when doing that! Like I said, I’m no expert though. 🙂
p.s. my stepdad is from the same area in PA as your dad and he says the same things
With the running thing, you can also do some of the mileage on the elliptical. Cool, eh?? I had my best races because I trained on both (less injuries as well!)
I say it car-mel, cue-pon, and pee-can. Haha.
I’m interested in starting to run but don’t really know where to begin. Any ideas? I do exercise already, most often on the eliptical or an hour long walk a day.
Cue-pon Pah-cahn Car-mel 🙂 I say pop too instead of soda!
Your parents were in the same kindergarten class!? How cute!!!
Also, I have a good friend from Chicago who says “maaam.” It makes me laugh every single time!
My boyfriend always makes fun of the way I say exit…mostly on car trips when we have to TAKE an Exit…I pronounce it eggs-it I guess! Oops 🙂
I say coo-pon, pee-can, and care-a-mel. I had never in my life heard someone say pah-cahn until I got to college and they definitely got the ‘wtf are you talkin bout’ face!
I also used to work at an ice cream shop (cold stone creamery anyone?) and people would ask me for car-mel. Also the first time I ever heard that.
But the weirdest thing ever was when someone asked me for JIMMYS on their ice cream and they meant Sprinkles! I was like No sir, we do not sell Jimmys here!
PS. I would definitely NOT run less than three days a week. You need to have a solid base for those long runs and for injury prevention.
i’ve heard jimmies before, too! so funny. sprinkles all the way! and i think you’re totally right about not cutting back on running for injury prevention purposes.
I grew up and still live in semi-rural GA, and no one I know says pee-can. When I was in high school I worked for a large peach and pecan farm in the mail order dept., and when I spoke to Northerners on the phone they would always say pee-can. I don’t think it’s a Southern thing at all.
I say coo-pon, pah-cahn, and care-a-mel. I don’t drink soda, but some people in GA do refer to them all as Coke and then specify what kind…it is strange I admit.
BTW, I love linguistics and find regional speech differences so fascinating. Great topic, Julie!
This post is cracking me up! My dad says “arnge”, too. My sister and I make fun of him by saying words with “OR” sounds as “AR”, like AR-lando FLAR-da, and PART-land AR-egon.
my dad says fLARda! 🙂 ha!
Good luck with the training!
Coupon: coo-pon
Pecan: Pah-cahn
Caramel: Car-mel or care-a-mel? <– depends on usage
I say pee-can and care-a-mel, but I’m not sure about coupon…I think I say it in both ways!
I love, love, love talking about pronunciation debates. I think it’s because I was an English major in college and I loved linguistics…yeah, I’m a huge nerd. Anyway!
I say: “coo-pon,” and I’m stickin’ to it!!
I always *used* to say “PEE-can.” And then my boyfriend, who is obsessed with all baked goods that contain pecans, burst out laughing the first time he heard me say the word. So I have retrained myself to call them “pe-CAHNS,” which is apparently the proper pronunciation, haha.
I say “car-a-mel,” mostly because I feel like that second “a” is in there, so musn’t it be pronounced? But I have a ton of friends (and again, foodie boyfriend) who say “car-mel,” and sometimes I think it sounds better in dessert titles. Is that weird? Probably. Hahah. I don’t know, “car-mel” apples just sounds more right than “car-a-mel” apples for some reason!
I love that picture of you and your dad…everytime you post it is makes me smile.
I am with you on my words: Cue-pon, pah-can and car-mel
thanks, kelly! it’s one of my favorite pictures of him. he looks so relaxed and happy. 🙂
That is so cute that your parents were in the same Kindergarten class!
coo-pon
pah-cahn
car-mel
I’d stay with 3 days of running — you could maybe cut one of those 5 mile runs down to 3 (?)
I’m from Baltimore and your Dad’s accent is very similar to the way people speak in Baltimore. I’m a Cue-pon, pee-can and care-a-mel kinda girl!
I run 4 days a week when training for a marathon. I usually do an easy run (2-4 miles) on Tuesdays, a speed workout on Thursdays, an easy 2 mile run on Fridays and then a long run on Sundays. I have a 1/2 in 5 weeks and my training has been awful this go round.
Ahhhhhxe instead of axe
Maam instead of mom
Birtday instead of birthday
The top two are pretty typical of any good Chicagoan, the last one I have no idea where it comes from!
Does your dad happen to say Water funny at all? Gettysburg isn’t quite around Philly, but not TOO far, and my whole family (based in/around Philly) says it like this:
wood-err
Coupon(s): coop(s)
Pecan: Delicious Pie Ingredient
Caramel: Carmelo Anthony
he actually somehow says water correctly! but one of my best friends’ parents are from pittsburg and they say “wooder!”
Coo-pan
Pecan
Care-a-mel
Not sure if my Canadian accent comes out in any of those?!
I also call it pop:)
Coo-pon. pee-can, cara-mel 🙂 Although, I wonder what I sound like. I have had several patients at work as me if I’m from North Dakota. I’m from Boston, people. Car: Cah. Butter: Butta….see?
I am running the half in Savannah too! I do a couple short runs during the week.. sometimes only 3 or 4 miles each.. then my long run on the weekend.. I do crosstrain as well! But I think that is enough- plus I don’t want to overtrain and get hurt!