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Crayons are the fat sticks of wax (e.g. Crayola brand). Colored pencils are, well, colored pencils. There are also various different ways to pronounce “crayon”
by School-Cotton 1y ago
Crayons are the fat sticks of wax (e.g. Crayola brand). Colored pencils are, well, colored pencils.
There are also various different ways to pronounce “crayon”; is that also true in Canada? For example I pronounce it with one syllable: “cran”, just like the beginning of “cranberry”. I get the feeling that’s not the majority pronunciation but it’s not exactly rare either (at least where I grew up).
- pasc1878 1y agoSame in UK for what they are ie sticks of wax (They can be thin for cheap ones that break) In UK it is two syllables.
- School-Cotton 1y agoFWIW I’m American. According to the “Harvard Dialect Survey” which I found on Google, about 14% of people in the US pronounce it like I do and most of the rest with two syllables.
- throaway955 1y agoNope, coloured pencils are coloured wax encased in wood. Canadians emphasize that they are crayons in pencil shape; Americans emphasize that they are pencil-form but coloured.
- School-Cotton 1y agoInteresting, I never knew that. Never been much of an artist. So I guess the Canadian term is actually more accurate!
- throaway955 1y agoYes, British originally