Is it pike - ah?
Is it pick - ah?
Is it pike - ah?
Is it pick - ah?
I was always taught the former, long I. To be a short I the word should have two “c”s. But English rarely follows the rules.
The first one. It rhymes with mica (not sure if that helps!) or the mica part of formica.
Pie- kuh The word is taken from the Latin name for magpie Pica . Magpies so named for their way of eating and stealing anything
Pick-ah
The first one.
If you want to pronounce it differently, fine. But it’s wrong.
hoopoe ^ has it ^ excellent post
I would have quoted her post but can’t on iPhone ?!