Apree-she-ate, appree-she-ay-shun
Spee-sees
lick'rish

I'm from Minnesota, a long time ago. I don't know whether I grew up with "spee-sees" or not, but it's the way I say it now, after 43 years in Indiana.

Jeanie said: .."the "c" pronounced "sh"..    Seems to me that it's not a "c" that is pronounced "sh" but "ci" or "ce" which are pronounshed "she".

Dave Oesterreich