ELECTION TO DETERMINE PROPER PECAN PRONUNCIATION

ELECTION TO DETERMINE PROPER PECAN PRONUNCIATION

ATLANTA (Wireless Flash) -- It sounds nutty but pecan growers can't decide how to pronounce their product. The National Pecan Sellers Association is split over whether the nut should be called a "pee-CAN" or a "pah-KAWN." Although "pee-CAN" is popular in the South, the group wants to let pecan fans decided by voting on its website, ilovepecans.org Spokeswoman Stacy Beck says the most popular pronunciation will become the standard used by pecan producers. However, it may not solve the pronunciation issue at all because most pecan publicity appears in written form and there are no plans to phonetically spell out "pecan."