Thanks-GIV-ing or THANKS-giv-ing?

Who knew, there are multiple pronunciations of this most American of holidays, though we big-hearted Americans also permit our Canadian neighbors to celebrate it, but on a different date (25 October in ’25). The New York Post, as is its wont, decided to look into the matter of  pronunciation of the word and turned up some surprising results, at least to this dyed-in-the-wool easterner, even though he lives in the West now.

While a great majority of Americans, 74%, pronounce it Thanks-GIV-ing, a sizable minority, 16%, mostly living in the South, pronounce it THANKS-giv-ing. There is also a small number of lazy folk who cannot be bothered to pronounce the “K” sound and pronounce it THANGS-giv-ing  (members of that group are obviously communists and should be driven from our shores posthaste).

However you pronounce it, this blogger wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving. Whatever problems we face in our country, we are still blessed to be living here and have much to be thankful for.