interesting maps of American pronunciationFWIW...
I prefer "caramel" with 3 syllables, but I can use both interchangeably
I don't know why they call it a "Canadian" way of pronouncing "been", because I pronounce it closer to the red version (like "sit")
I don't know what a bowie knife is
crayon -- rhymes with dawn
loyer
coleslaw
you guys
3 syllables for mayonnaise
pajamas like jam
I honestly don't know for "Pecan pie"... I think I'm closest to "PEE-can" but I actually emphasize both syllables
pop
I use crawfish or crayfish but I never really talk about them, so.
I use traffic circle usually, sometime roundabout.
Interestingly, I pronounce it "sear-up" which seems to be in the minority in the states.
sub
water fountain
sneakers
highway
sunshower
I don't really recognize any city as "The City"
never heard of drive-through liquor stores; that actually sounds like a terrible and dangerous idea.
all 3 of merry/marry/Mary are the same