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Back to Maps 		9. crayon
     a. [] as in "man" (1 syllable, "cran") (14.13%)
     b. [ej] (2 syllables, "cray-ahn") (48.64%)
     c. [ej] (2 syllables, "cray-awn", where the second syllable rhymes with "dawn") (34.53%)
     d. [aw] (I pronounce this the same as "crown") (1.46%)
     e. other (1.24%)
     (11514 respondents)

All Results

Choice a: [] as in "man" (1 syllable, "cran")

Choice b: [ej] (2 syllables, "cray-ahn")

Choice c: [ej] (2 syllables, "cray-awn", where the second syllable rhymes with "dawn")

Choice d: [aw] (I pronounce this the same as "crown")

Choice e: other