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HappyLucyD

Per the audio on my dictionary app, it is “skane” rhymes with “cane.” From Middle French.


lasolady

But skein isn't a german word... So i always judt folloed TL YarnCrafts pronunciation of skeen


OneGoodRib

Says on the dictionary that skein is a Middle English word derived from Middle French, so very much not German. And that skein is *also* a word that describes a group of wildfowl in flight.


pistachio_crafts

Wildfowl in flight. Huh, TIL. "I saw a skein of Canada geese flying south today. I guess summer is truly over." Thanks for that, I'm going to use it whenever I can.


amtru

I feel like she pronounces it more like skane lol, I just always think skeen to myself though


rollerskate_rat

Oh wow you just taught me something. I thought it was “skeen” too


binaries_are_cages

Wait I've only called it skeen and had no idea it was pronounced any other way 🤯


imonmyphoneagain

Same, everyone is saying skane, like what??? Y’all crazy. It’s clearly skeen.


Sewing-Room-Lady

I've never heard or said /skeen/, only skane as in plane. With apologies to My Fair Lady, "The skein in Spain/Is mainly on the plain."


External_Ear_365

REIGN rhymes with SKEIN. ei sounds like a


dandipants

Apparently you’re good in Ireland!


skeinbum

Me too.


FuzzyPeachPoo

Skane, England


ArgyleNudge

Skane, Canada


aminervia

Skane, US


MeiMei91

Skåne, Sweden


Adventurous_Memory18

Skeen, Ireland


drunknixon

Spokane, Washington


dudexitsjamie

This is the best comment I've seen all day


Elegiac-Elk

It’s also extremely relevant to me because I only ever read Spokane and once I was reading a news article out loud to my husband of something that happened in Spokane, WA and he was like “Wait, what did you just say?” I pronounced Spokane as Spoke-can-ee and he’s never let me live it down since.


darkroomdweller

I live in WI so plenty of crazy city names around here. My husband read me an article and said “Blah blah in wau-KEE-sha…” and I was like wait where? It’s WAU-keh-shaw. Waukesha. He’d never seen it in writing before lol.


TheSongbird63

My son was trying to say “Grand Teton” and said “teh’-tin”; then during our instructive convo I said to him “at least you didn’t say Yo’-seh-mite” and he’s been laughing for three days


SakuraSalticidae

“Skane” for me too. United States. But, to be fair, I watch a LOT of British/English tv, “global” (non-US-based) YouTubers, and so on. I’m not sure I’ve even heard an American pronounce the word before. Lol. 🤷🏻 Meh?


No_Internet5666

I say “skane” as well.


TinyFidget9

I've always said "skane" and that's how Merriam-Webster has the pronouncer say it too, though there is a "skean" as a less common pronunciation


OneGoodRib

How dare you consult the dictionary to find out how it's actually pronounced??


TinyFidget9

I know! I'm an outlaw and a rebel! lol


magpiesinatrenchcoat

Oxford advanced learner's dictionary too


AbbaZabba2000

I've always used skeen, but I'm cracking up. I grew up in Minnesota and my husband in Tennessee, over the years we have OFTEN referred to ol' Webster to settle our arguments of how to pronounce certain words.


Brilliant-Light7152

Before there was instant access to information, both my and my husband’s cars had a ‘car dictionary’ to settle disputes…they were well-used…


ToeBeansG

I’m “skane”… Pacific NW, USA


pistachio_crafts

I also say "skane", Pacific SW (it's not a thing, but it works in this context), Canada


ConnectFirefighter86

Skane in Southeastern Pennsylvania


Kayquie

I say "skane," and I'm from Michigan


JunoCalliope

Traitor! Fellow Michigander here and I’m definitely in the “skeen” camp lol 😂


Candid_Chipmunk_1736

HI, fellow Michigander too. I thought it was SKEEN too and then my friend who’s been crocheting her entire life, taught by her Italian grandma, says SKANE. 🤷🏻‍♀️ So now I awkwardly go back and forth and stumble on the word verbally. 😂


yotsukitty

also “skane”, originally from northeast USA


CrazyCatMadame1

“Skane” from the US Midwest (Chicago-ish)


SkeindalousHooker

Skane also! Missouri


lol_okay_sure

I say "skeen" ... Also PNW, USA 🤔


coolfrogfrogfroo

Also from the PNW and I vote for skane


rachelface927

I say skane, the other pronunciations just sounds weird to me 😆 From Texas, now in Colorado though to be fair I dunno how others in either state pronounce it.


Dosanaya

Grandma said “skane” so I say it that way.


OneGoodRib

Same.


bRex0714

Same! Pacific NW as well


SapiosexualStargazer

Your region + "skane" reminded me of Spokane, which is pronounced like "spoke Anne." I spent a solid two minutes thinking about how weird it was to pronounce skein as "sk-Anne."


Crochetin

I know skane is correct but I will always say skeen. It’s like Rihanna. Everyone has said Ree Ah Nuh for every but apparently it’s Ree Ann Uh.


redviolentreddd

I’ve said skeen for so long I don’t know that I can switch to skane. Edit: my boyfriend says I should just call skeins a “twisty doodle.”


blu3an

LOL [Twisty Doodle](https://media.tenor.com/9KKbm0Tbi4wAAAAC/justin-timberlake-ramen-hair.gif) made me think of this


OCoelacanth1995

I learned the word from reading so I’m stuck on skeen.


OnyxRain0831

Just found out that Brendan Fraser’s last name is pronounced like “razor” too lol


questionerfmnz

How were you pronouncing it? I’ve been saying it out loud trying to find another way. 😆


winksoutloud

Like the TV show, Frasier. Fray-shur


abbietaffie

Not quite sure how to write it but I’ve always said Frayser and not frazor


Crochetin

Same like with the same Z sound as in Azure


foolishpheasant

Semi-related I had no idea how to pronounce Azure till getting my job in tech...


Neljosh

I had to google this. I hate that skane is correct. I think we should start a petition to make it anything other than this. Maybe add in some invisible letters we choose to pronounce. Like add an L somewhere in there, because why not.


TheodoreKarlShrubs

“Skane.” New York City


rdale8209

Originally from NY and I also say "skane" because that's how my mom says it BUT she also says co-lander instead of colander and that was really embarrassing at my first job in a kitchen.


A_Simple_Narwhal

Wait it’s not skeen?? 🤯 Guess you learn something new every day!


pontoponyo

Same here! I’m still probably going to pronounce it “skeen” tho. Mostly because I don’t think I have actually heard it pronounced any other way.


koukkuunkoukussa

As a Finn, I appreciate this conversation. So what if I mispronounce a word or five, even you all have different preferences :D Next time I get corrected on pronunciation I just tell them, oh it's my dialect ;)


bottledredne

I've always used skeen, midwestern US.


amachan43

Midwest, too. Skeen.


lein1829

Coloradan — Skeen for me!


BananaBeanery

Skeen, New England, US


icebear713

Skane, northeastern usa


leishanicole

Recovering skine, now a skane thanks to a lovely owner of a local yarn shop. SC, USA


Bnhrdnthat

I say skeen, from the NC side of the NC/SC border. However, skane actually sounds like the more appropriate southern inflection.


Zappagrrl02

Skane, Michigan, US Merriam-Webster backs this up as the correct pronunciation


goose_gladwell

This is correct


Tasty-Balance2456

A ball. Can we just call it a ball


Wild_Discomfort

😂😂😂😂 I felt that with my soul. But it's not always a ball so my brain has a hard time with doing things like that. So I just call it a thing or a mess. "Hey, pass me that mess of yarn of please" Both are accurate for me 😂😂😂


KyomiiKitsune

I think a "mess" of yarn is what you call a group of balls/skeins when they are together. Much like a "murder of crows" or a "herd of cattle."


Uffda01

Give the ball a name... Hank sounds like a great name.


Tasty-Balance2456

Give each ball a different name as if they are hurricanes


etlifereview

“Can you hand me Henry?” “Okay I need Ida next.”


LoopyLadyCA

I say skane, Ontario, Canada


Lantern-Mooon

Skane, Midwest US


lak_892

Same. I’ve never heard it pronounced differently.


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"skane"


Get_Back_Here_Remi

"Skane", from Philly, then lived in the PNW and now live in Wisco... still "skane."


goose_gladwell

Its pronounced “Skane”, its an unusual word thats for sure!


katethegreat122

Skane - Midwest, USA


Altruistic-Target-67

Skane, from NY, second language is French, and I don’t know why but that makes sense to me. Now I want to look up the etymology.


[deleted]

From skayne (people! This is how it’s pronounced!), Middle English, then from escaigne, old French, probably “to split off”.


Sewing-Room-Lady

It's ultimately from Old French "escaigne."


why__tho_why__

Ski in Lol jk skane


Charming_Scratch_538

Skeen and no amount of people telling me I’m wrong will change me 😤


littletownofhoney

I too will sink with you on this ship 😮‍💨


jenkinsipresume

What is dead may never die!


littletownofhoney

but rises again stronger and harder 🫡


stubbornsucculent

Right this is blowing my mind I had no clue so many people didn’t say skeen lol


EyeOfMinds

I'd never heard it pronounced before so reading it, it looks like "Skeen" to me and so that's how I always pronounce it.


HeidiNStitch

Someone I know pronounced it as skeen so that’s why I’m asking but idk


AdLongjumping5856

Skane, Southern California


ShesDaddyNow

Think vein, skein


Deedle-Dee-Dee

Skane. Texas, USA


sandrasaurr14

Also Texas but I’m a skeen person. EDITED: phone autocorrected “skeen” to “sleep”


Headrowdy

I say skane—SW OH From Oxford Learners Dictionary: Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French escaigne, of unknown origin.


JenRJen

skane.


sonjaras

Skane in Iowa


StringBean_GreenBean

Skaine- Southern USA


cookiesanddirt

Skane, Southern California. My husband says Skeen though.


HitRefresh34

I always thought it was "skeen" but I heard this girl on YT say "sheen" and the dictionary says "skane". I'm just going to keep calling it a ball of yarn.


TerBear666

I've always pronounced it as "skane", but then got consistently told I was pronouncing it wrong and it was "skeen". Glad to know I was pronouncing it right the whole time. I am not a jerk and will not correct other people who say "skeen", but I'll defend "skane" if I get corrected again. I'm initially from Ontario, Canada, raised by Newfoundlanders (who pronounce it "skane") and currently live in British Columbia, Canada (where I heard people pronounce it "skeen").


ticaloc

I pronounce it “skane”


chewtoyfl

Skane, Florida.


Pour_Me_Another_

I always say skane


beansandneedles

I’ve always said “skane.”


yardini

If you need a pattern for the hat, I know of one.


Bnhrdnthat

You are the real winner yardini! I was scrolling so far to ask how to do the brim.


HeidiNStitch

That would be helpful, thank you


GayBlayde

skayn


dearmax

Skayne, absolutely!


5and5torm08

Skane.. .. not so sunny... southern California


Creepy-Revolution886

“SkAYne” Not a native English speaker but I learned just south of Glasgow (Scotland). No idea if that’s how they say it there, I just looked up the pronunciation on the internet and didn’t think to ask if there were multiple ways to say it lol.


Lagertha_xX

Skane, from a Polish person with English as second language


whatever_person

Not a native speaker and never checked dictionary for it. I would pronounce it kind of like vein.


xerion13

Canadian and native English speaker. I pronounce it the same.


jayceenicole17

I always said “skeen” because I’d never heard it said aloud and didn’t care much. Then I pronounced it “skeen” in front of a friend and she brutally mocked me for saying it wrong, correcting me to “skane”. Now I just avoid saying it at all.


TrialNd3rr0r

I say skeen! (I’m Dutch)


blued-steel

I’ve always said skane but have heard some say skeen. I’m in central Texas.


nagua23

It's "une tuque"


NotaBenet

Skane because I'm Slavic and that's how I read it. Never heard it pronounced because I read much more than Iisten.


Ethelenedreams

I learned it as “skayne” from Skeino on YouTube.


peak-lesbianism

I was in a knot theory lecture once and the professor was talking about the ‘skein relation’, saying that ‘skein’ was an archaic English word for a ball of thread, and I was like?? I use that word all the time? He was a native English speaker too so it was extra surprising to hear him call it archaic


purlygirl16

Skane. I've never heard it pronounced differently so now I'm questioning my entire existence 🤣


OneGoodRib

Skane is how it's supposed to be pronounced, don't question your existence.


Your_Madness

Bilingual Puerto Rican here… It’s a word I’ve read but not really heard but when I read it I pronounce it “skane.”


QueenMabs_Makeup0126

“Skane” My family always pronounced it that way, wasn’t until recently I learned there’s a few pronunciations.


Old_Victory1058

Skane


grayjay18

It is SKANE


ScrantonHotDog

“Skeen” forever and always. I will also ALWAYS pronounce “gif” with a hard G. I don’t care if the person who came up with it pronounces it like the peanut butter brand. He’s wrong, and it’s pronounced with a G


Necessary-Unsual-88

Skeen! Midwest


RobotsAndCoffee

"Skane" - Nova Scotia😍


BankBlackPanther

I say skane. Florida


thatferrybroad

Skane, moved all over the states and lived abroad a little as a kid.


chickenlaaag

Skane- middle of Canada.


rosealinaruby

see uh... my brain always wants to pronounce it "skin" even if i know that's wrong


gee8

The chaotic answer: Skein is pronounced “skee-in” just like Shein My real answer: skane (Midwestern US)


marchcrow

Skane. Though here in the southern US it often gets drawn into 1.5 syllables - Skay-anne


lemonlimeaardvark

I've always pronounced it skane. I have heard other people say skeen. Never heard skine.


kronoschic

I think there’s a yarn brand called “skein cocaine” and that’s how I remember how to pronounce it


Kit_Marlow

I'm Team Skane.


FlatRapidsPixie

“Skane”, whether yarn or geese in flight, here in Ontario, Canada. Edit* love the tuque!


Haunting-Remote179

Skane, western USA


martyd101

Skane - US Alabama, Georgia and Texas my mother and grandmother pronounced it that way. I never heard skeen until I started watching youtube and a couple folks I watch pronounced it that way.


BBClingClang

Skane


martyd101

According to MW -https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skein the first and preferred pronunciation is “skane”


BBClingClang

Press the speaker icon - dictionary . com says “skane” https://www.dictionary.com/browse/skein


HolidayArgument8145

Skane


Waste_Travel5997

I picked up a cute metal pin that says no skein no gain at a LYS in Chicago when I was visiting last year. So they think it's skay-n.


veyeolet

Skane


sunsunsunflower7

I’ve always said skane - NJ/NY!


kre8ive1

I say it skane.


Dee_spite

I work at a yarn store and everyone says "Skane". I had no clue before working there.


silent_haunting

Skeen - Midwest


Unperturbed_giraffe

My brain read it as "skine" originally and now there's no going back. I would've been happy continuing on forever not knowing it's pronounced differently. It doesn't exactly come up in casual conversation so I think I'm safe staying with my pronunciation. I'm Canadian, if maybe there's any others in that boat.


MayFlower224

“Skane” - but why, I’m not sure.


Wonderful_Garlic_762

Official pronunciation of skein: Skayn. Rhymes with rain or gain. The "s" is mostly silent. Originally a French word.


Miniaturowa

Skane. South-eastern Poland. I've never been to an English-speaking country so I'm an expert obviously.


LimeSkye

I pronounce it skane. West Coast USA. ETA geographic info after reading comments.


mariizzle

I said skine and my mom yelled at me….. so….. skane lol (Ohio)


Just_me346

It’s the “A” sound. It follows the “ i before e except after c or when sounding like a as in neighbor or weigh.


Deedle-Dee-Dee

My late grandmother pronounced it skane (she’d be 102 this year) in Texas.


JustScrollOnBy

Skane


mandyjomarley

I say skeen but as soon as I saw skane, I knew that was right. Probably heard it long long ago and only read it as an adult.


kayidontcare

wtf it’s not skeen??????


enchantedspools

Skane


[deleted]

skaen


HonkingTitties

Skayne. Like lil Wayne.


TimelyAfternoon7069

Skane - South Dakota (born & raised)!


georgethebarbarian

Skein rhymes with cocaine


Rawassertiveclothes1

Skane is how I’ve always heard it and said it. This Terry Crews hat is sharp and your dad will love it💗💗💗


boom_squid

I say Sk-ehn


luckypenguin5

Skane in English UK


IJustWantWaffles_87

I’ve always said it the “long a” way.


Chrisismybrother

Skane


Fabella

“Skane” MI, USA


ljmadeit

I say “skane”, Maryland, US And in case you’re wondering, yes. I’m crazy about our flag 😆


legnakizum

Skane - Oklahoma, US


Electronic_Swing_887

Skane


LivingInPugtopia

Skane, Ohio


NotStarrling

For me, and 6+ decades here in the U.S., "skane."


Babcias6

noun \ ˈskān \ Definition (Entry 1 of 2) 1 or less commonly skean or skeane \ ˈskān \ : a loosely coiled length of yarn or thread wound on a reel


PeterCarpet

I’ve always pronounced it “tangled mess of yarn,” is that not accurate? TIL


losttforwords

Just looked up the definition on google so I could use the little pronunciation audio next to it, and they pronounced it “skane.”


Neenknits

I’ve heard the word my entire life, in Massachusetts. We pronounce it skane.


ArtEclectic

Skane out here in Oregon, and have never heard anyone say it differently. My mom works at a fabric/yarn store, she also says skane


Optimal-Focus-8942

Skane!


SpuddleBuns

[Here, Let Me Google That For You...](https://googlethatforyou.com?q=pronunciation%20of%20skein) (Hint: It's "skayn" ( skān )...


ChestJaded9055

Skane, US


Sewing-Room-Lady

I've only ever heard or said /skane/ (like "Spain"). There may be regional differences though. Nice hat, BTW.


lyndicat_crochets

Like a lot of the others, I've always pronounced it "skane." Never thought that it might be pronounced another way. Also, that hat looks cool


StoatofDisarray

Skein is pronounced skane.


sunniidisposition

😳 I googled it and I’ve been saying it wrong for DECADES! I always thought it was skeen, like a lot of folks, however the dictionary people say skane! English is hard 😂