# How is Decal pronounced?

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**Created:** [November 22, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-decal-pronounced/993538 "2023-11-22T15:51:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-decal-pronounced/993538/81 "2023-11-26T04:45:39Z")

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Growing up in California, it was dee-kal, stress on the kal. Now in British Columbia, it’s deckle, a perfect rhyme for heckle. It was jarring at first, but now I’m used to it.

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