[al baby]

What about pock E stan

[Red Badger]

A pox on them!...............

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

What about pock E stan

"And what is wrong with Pockeestan!? You are a bad man!"

[imardmd1]

What about pock E stan

That's an almost correct sounding, if by "E" you mean "ee" as in "wheel."

I believe the correct pronunciation is "Pah' kee stahn" with the accent on the "Pah," and that only slight.

A person is considered more learned, erudite, and cosmopolitan if he/she pronounces words of a foreign language as a native would.

Of course, a true ignorant rube will mock one for doing so, and get a laugh from pals for it.