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.
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The first one. It rhymes with mica (not sure if that helps!) or the mica part of formica.
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Pie- kuh The word is taken from the Latin name for magpie Pica . Magpies so named for their way of eating and stealing anything
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Pick-ah
The first one.
pica [ pahy-kuh ]
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 ?!