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To ask how you pronounce ice cream?

60 replies

Palmface · 16/02/2023 05:56

ICE cream?

Or

Ice CREAM?

My dh pronounces it the second way, is it regional or just a him thing? He's from the East Midlands. Or does everyone say it that way and I'm the odd one?

OP posts:
Ponoka7 · 16/02/2023 06:07

When me and mine say it, it either flows evenly or the cream is more pronounced.

Hillrunning · 16/02/2023 06:09

Even emphasis on both

Offleyhoo · 16/02/2023 06:11

The first one (I now know, having sat here muttering both like a loon, who now really fancies an ICE cream)

RampantIvy · 16/02/2023 06:17

Hillrunning · 16/02/2023 06:09

Even emphasis on both

Same

autienotnaughty · 16/02/2023 06:19

ICE cream. I'm guessing it's regional. I'm from ooop north

JaninaDuszejko · 16/02/2023 06:20

Does it matter if he and you pronounce it slightly differently?

PhillyJoe · 16/02/2023 06:20

Even emphasis.

HerbalTeaAndCake · 16/02/2023 06:21

ICE cream

quinceh · 16/02/2023 06:21

I’m from the E Mids and my emphasis would be on ‘cream.’ Definitely never thought about this before!

GeorgiaGirl52 · 16/02/2023 06:30

I scream

Crazydoglady1980 · 16/02/2023 06:42

Ice CREAM also from the midlands. Had to think about it though!

GoodChat · 16/02/2023 06:50

Also midlands and also saying emphasis on 'cream'.

I've never considered this before either!

AnnoyedFromSlough · 16/02/2023 06:52

I agree with others. It's fairly balanced, but slightly more emphasis on the cream if anything.

Undertheoldlindentree · 16/02/2023 06:55

Evenly throughout (Midlands).

Els1e · 16/02/2023 06:55

GeorgiaGirl52 · 16/02/2023 06:30

I scream

This made me laugh but yes, this is how I say it 😂

BenCoopersSupportWren · 16/02/2023 06:57

Mostly even but very slight emphasis on ICE (Northern).

PinkSyCo · 16/02/2023 06:58

A little more emphasis on ‘ice’. I’m from down south.

So1invictus · 16/02/2023 06:59

As far as I recall, British English gives slightly more stress on "cream" while US English gives slightly more on "ice".
I definitely do the former.

YouSoundLovely · 16/02/2023 07:04

Definite emphasis on 'cream' here. Southern British English speaker.

Powerflowers · 16/02/2023 07:04

Ice CREAM . I’m from the south.

rexythedinosaur · 16/02/2023 07:10

Those saying they use even emphasis are probably just not hearing the emphasis correctly.

All english words with 2+ syllables have emphasis on one or the other syllable. It would sound very strange to say a word with even emphasis on both syllables.

'Ice cream' is interesting because people do say it differently, I think it is regional.

I think I do a weird mix, because where I grew up was ice CREAM, but where I live now people say ICE cream.

I definitely fluctuate and say both at different times with no rhyme or reason!

TitoMojito · 16/02/2023 07:15

Tbf I think say I scream - but emphasis on the I

CaptainMyCaptain · 16/02/2023 07:18

Hillrunning · 16/02/2023 06:09

Even emphasis on both

Same.

What about Caravan? I say that evenly too but some people (eg Peter Kaye) say caraVAN.

PinkSyCo · 16/02/2023 07:19

So1invictus · 16/02/2023 07:00

dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/ice-cream

That’s wrong. I’ve never even been to the States!