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[Opinions] Pronunciation?
I just finished reading Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" and have to give a 45 minute report on it in class. However I can't decide how I would pronounce the name Pecola. The name is that of one of the main characters of the book and my group came up with two ways to say it: PECK-o-la and Peh-co-la What do you think?~*~Tara Elizabeth~*~
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I read this book and when we discussed it in class, we all pronounced it as PEH-co-la.
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i read it as pee-coal-ah
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I've never seen Pecola before, but I'd say it's pronounced PECK-o-la. Then again I'm not a pronunciation expert, so I may very well be wrong.
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I like Pehcola most, but to me, it seems that the name should be pronounced Pea-colla.
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If I were you, I'd ask my prof how s/he would pronunce the name and use that pronunciation.Array
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