View Poll Results: How do you pronounce "fascia"?

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  • FAH-sya

    4 7.69%
  • FAH-see-ya

    5 9.62%
  • FAY-sya

    40 76.92%
  • FAY-see-ya

    3 5.77%
  • What the heck is a fascia?

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Thread: fahscia, fayscia, potayto, potahto

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    fahscia, fayscia, potayto, potahto

    I have always pronounced the word "Fascia" with a short "a" as in "fast" or "fabulous." I have noticed a lot of people lately correcting me with a long "a" as in "face" or "fatal." So- I googled it and found a number of YouTube videos showing the proper pronunciation of the word. Problem solved, right? Well- not so fast. One said it with a short "a" and almost silent "i". Another used the short "a" but pronounced the "i" with an "e" like this: Fah-see-ah. Another yet pronounced the long a but silent i, and another with the long a and accentuating the i.

    So- how the heck do you pronounce this word?

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    Malcolm, I am very pleased to see you posting, hopefully things are improving for you where you live?

    My wife is English, her comment would be that Americans, followed closely by Canadians should have absolutely no input on the pronunciation of English words

    She's OK with us speaking Merican or Cannuck, as long as we don't make the false claim that it's English.

    I'm voting for choice #2................Regards, Rod.

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    I say Fay shuh. Caribbean has changed several times over my time. OFTEN on TV news always has the "t" pronounced ,but Oxford says it is silent. Even surnames change ,president Monroe was MUN ro while living. It's all always changing.

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    According to Oxford, it is something like faa-she-uh. According to my resident architect, most people pronounce it Fay-shuh.

    Since I live in Rome, I will do as the Romans, regardless of what Oxford thinks.

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    Faay-sha...
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    Two syllables. Faay-sha. That's how we pronounce it in New England.

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    I use option 2. Don't take much notice of my opinion though. US English has some hilarious usage of words to Australians. Don't ever say you are rooting for my team Ok?! Cheers

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    Never heard it any other way than "faay-sha".

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    A two syllable word ... fey-shuh (couldn't vote because that option was not an alternative).
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    My ex used to get POd because I call the sidewalk SEE ment. "it's NOT SEEMENT, it's SahMENT!" -- yes, how stupid of me..

    And in the '60's I was taught that the name of the place that's been in the news lately was NYjur. Now it's neeZHIERRE.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kev Williams View Post
    My ex used to get POd because I call the sidewalk SEE ment. "it's NOT SEEMENT, it's SahMENT!" -- yes, how stupid of me..

    And in the '60's I was taught that the name of the place that's been in the news lately was NYjur. Now it's neeZHIERRE.

    English is a funny language, funny to pronounce, funny to spell too..to.. two... Anyone having photi for dinner?
    Actually, a sidewalk is CON-kreet, which has suh-MENT as an ingredient.

    FAY-shuh.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jason roehl View Post
    actually, a sidewalk is con-kreet, which has suh-ment as an ingredient.

    Fay-shuh.
    roflol!!!!!!!!!
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  13. FAY-shuh, fo-SHO.

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    Long A with SH sound for that which ties the rafter tails together. Short A if talking anatomy; i.e. Plantar Fascia
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    That is a term I learned watching This Old House, and Norm and Tom always say FAY-shuh. If it works for them that's good enough for me .
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