"creek" is pronounced straight when referring to a member of an Indian/Native American/Indigenous tribe of that name. It is pronounced "crick" in reference to a stream smaller than a river and larger than a brook/branch/rill. Pecan is pronounced pick-an when referring to nut meats. When pronounced pee-can it refers to the thunder-jug kept under farmstead beds for ease in answering late night calls of nature. -- ENJOY!!! From Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen Home of YAAAAHHHHOOOOAAAAHHHH Hot Sauce & Hardin Cider