Coyote Blue

Pronunciation

NOUN

When the word coyote refers to a canine animal it is pronounced KAI-YO-TEE.

PROPER NOUN

When Coyote refers to a character of human appearance, or in the name Old Man Coyote, it is pronounced KAI-YOTE.

ADJECTIVE

When coyote is used as a modifier, as in coyote ugly (if you wake up in bed with your arm under the head of someone who is coyote ugly, and you would gnaw it off rather than wake that person up), it is pronounced KAI-YO-TEE.

TITLE

The title of this book is pronounced KAI-YO-TEE BLEW. Readers who have a problem with pronunciation might want to read it silently the first time through. This is doubly important if you are reading this on an airplane.