For as long as i remember, the word "vacation" was pronounced, "vuh-KAY-shun". Of course, that's because the "a" in "va-" seemed like it should be a short "a" sound, not a long "a" (short "a" is pronounced 'ah' whereas long "a" is pronounced 'ay').
Lo and behold, my husband stops what he's doing, looks at me (caringly, i guess), and says, "vey-kay-shun".
so i reponded back, "yes, vuh-kay-shun".
a moment of silence.
Husband: "vey-kay-shun. Vay."
Me: "oh. vuy-kay-shun. i mean, VAY-kay-shun."
Husband: "no, vey-KAY-shun."
and there it is. i have to remind myself every time i say the word.
personally, i'd rather pronounce it as, "vay-cat-ion". but whatever, English. you crajee and i may never figure you out. (why can't English be plain and simple?)
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