Poinsett-AH or Poinsett E a?

Plaid Pants · ‎11-03-2014

How do you pronounce the name of the red plant that is popular this time of year?

I pronounce it "poinsett-AH".

It just sounds wrong to me when I hear it pronounced the other way.

mima · ‎03-14-2010

Same as you. My grandpa used to say piano as Pie-anna and a sink was a zink. When I was a kid I always would think about it long after he said it. LOL

kittymomNC · ‎08-09-2012

Merriam-Webster says poinsett-ah, as you say it. That's how I say it most of the time, but other sources say both pronunciations are okay. I think it's one of hundreds of puzzles about how our English language works! ${#emotions_dlg.laugh}$

Rhymes with POINSETTIA

Barletta, biretta, bruschetta, cabretta, galleta, Gambetta,mozzetta, pancetta, Rosetta, Valletta, vendetta

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

I think it's supposed to be poin-set-eee-uh (accent on the second syllable). But I also think it's one of those words where both pronunciations are acceptable.

I could be wrong.

Preds · ‎12-17-2012

I've used all.

Fate whispers to her, "You cannot withstand the storm." She whispers back, "I am the storm."

Say Nay · ‎03-12-2010

Paul Ecke III of the famous Paul Ecke Poinsettia Ranch in Encinitas says it with an ""eee ah""

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG81d8FBh64

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brii · ‎06-20-2010

I've said it both ways. I don't know why either.

LOL

hsawaknow · ‎03-15-2011

^^^ go figure.

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DoneTryin · ‎03-09-2010

Aw heck. Get an Amaryllis & forget about it

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

i say it both ways, but predominantly poinsett-AH.

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