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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Pronunciation of coyote #23097 03/16/01 04:12 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 B Bean OP old hand OP Bean old hand B Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 I tend to say "kah-YO-tee" after Wile E. Coyote of Bugs Bunny fame. I've also heard "KAH-yoat", and out west, there seems to be some preference for "KAH-yoot". How does everyone else pronouce it, and can we figure out if there is a geographical pattern to the favoured pronunciation? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pronunciation of coyote #23098 03/16/01 04:19 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A everyone in these here parts says it the first way. i think the only place i've ever heard it the other way is in movies, usually uttered by the stereotypically tangle-bearded shotgun-totin' tobasco-spittin' mountain men. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pronunciation of coyote #23099 03/16/01 04:25 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 163 R Rouspeteur member Rouspeteur member R Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 163 In eastern Canada I have only heard the first pronunciation, while in British Columbia (west coast) it was close to 50-50. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pronunciation of coyote #23100 03/16/01 04:31 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A i had absolutely no idea there were tangle-bearded shotgun-totin' tobasco-spittin' mountain men in Vancouver. neat! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pronunciation of coyote #23101 03/16/01 04:44 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear bridget96: do your mountain men use tabasco on mountain oysters? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pronunciation of coyote #23102 03/16/01 04:50 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A mountain oysters dear bill: i feel confident in assuming that's some sort of ribald play on words, but as usual i'm too feebleminded to grasp the meaning. please, explain? ~b Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pronunciation of coyote #23103 03/16/01 05:10 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon Fiberbabe old hand Fiberbabe old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon Oh, b96... you clearly don't know what you've gotten yourself into... [bowed-head-shaking emoticon] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pronunciation of coyote #23104 03/16/01 05:23 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA G Geoff old hand Geoff old hand G Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA Oh, b96... you clearly don't know what you've gotten yourself into... Well, in order to get Dr Bill's mind on a higher plane, let's switch subjects. Let's talk about orchids! Orchids derive their name from - oh, nuts! We're right back in the gutter! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pronunciation of coyote #23105 03/16/01 05:28 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA G Geoff old hand Geoff old hand G Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA Having loved in the Southwest in times past, I often heard the word pronounced just as it's spelled, i.e. Koy-Oat-Ay, which is probably closer to the Spanish pronunciation. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pronunciation of coyote #23106 03/16/01 05:29 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Oh, b96... you clearly don't know what you've gotten yourself into... just in case anyone's tempted to explain, please note that i've already received numerous PM's... and i'm most definitely wishing i hadn't asked! yuck hoosh is sounding tastier by the minute.... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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