"Clique": kleek? klick?

[Patty Davies]

I went to high school in Santa Monica, also early 70''s and we
definitely knew all about 'klicks'

Regards,

Patty

At 07:18 PM 12/31/05, you wrote:
>Wilson Gray asks (snipped):
> > However, the fact of the matter is that I've never heard "clique"
> pronounced
> > other than as "klick" by any American of any race, creed, color, or social
> > status anywhere, under any set of circumstances. Admittedly, "clique" is
> > not a word of everyday utility, but, over a span of a half-century or so,
> > I would expect to have heard "kleek" at least once. A minute ago, just
> > for the hell of it, I asked my wife to pronounce "o-b-l-i-q-u-e." Her
> > response: "obleek." Then I asked her to pronounce "c-l-i-q-u-e." Her
> > response: "klick."
> >
> > OED2 gives "kleek" as the sole pronunciation and RHD and WNW give
> "kleek" as
> > the preferred pronunciation.
> > So, what's up? How say ye?
>
>The gang I ran with in high school (San Diego, first half of the '70s) called
>itself "the Clique", pronounced "kleek". Ever since then, I've
>assumed that was
>the, or a, standard pronunciation (although possibly a pretentious one).
>
>Jim Parish
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