weird... grew up in and spent most of my adult life in southeastern and central Virginia respectively.

I always pronounced Iraq and Iran as ear rock and ear ran.


What about pecan -   Peecan or Pehkahn

I have always pronounced the latter, because that is the way my family did. But it is not very common, from what I understand.

Is it across the Mason Dixon kind of pronunciation?

In England I hear it as peecan