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Post by craftmepink on Mar 31, 2016 15:06:47 GMT
This is probably a stupid question but how does everyone pronounce "aunt" and where are you from? Do you say it like ont or ant? I'm from Northern Virginia and I've always pronounced it ont. |
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Post by naby64 on Mar 31, 2016 15:08:56 GMT
I say ant and I am from Arkansas.
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Post by myshelly on Mar 31, 2016 15:13:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 15:14:29 GMT
a very soft ant.
Not a hard ant but not pretentious ont
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Post by oldcrow on Mar 31, 2016 15:21:53 GMT
Like the bug ant.
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Post by peabay on Mar 31, 2016 15:23:12 GMT
I always said ant (grew up in NY metro area) but my husband is from the Boston area and they say "ahnt" and that's what my kids have taken on so now everyone is "ahnt." I don't love it, but it's definitely not a hill to die on!
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Mar 31, 2016 15:23:42 GMT
AhhUnt (no long A). Northeast
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Post by mollycoddle on Mar 31, 2016 15:24:53 GMT
Ant.
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Post by Linda on Mar 31, 2016 15:26:10 GMT
ahnt
born UK - high school/college New England - currently FL where everyone says 'Ant' or 'Antie'
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Post by TXMary on Mar 31, 2016 15:26:11 GMT
Ant. Like the bug. From Texas.
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Post by calgal08 on Mar 31, 2016 15:26:21 GMT
Ant - said in a Yorkshire/American accent
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Post by KikiPea on Mar 31, 2016 15:26:57 GMT
"Ant"
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Post by debmast on Mar 31, 2016 15:30:13 GMT
Ant. Born and raised in Ohio. Currently live in Texas. (Have also lived in MN, NJ, NC, GA)
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Post by gar on Mar 31, 2016 15:30:27 GMT
Like aren't. Arnt...in my English accent  |
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Post by gar on Mar 31, 2016 15:31:36 GMT
a very soft ant. Not a hard ant but not pretentious ont Why is 'ont' pretentious? |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Mar 31, 2016 15:35:40 GMT
Ant. Speaking of which ~ do you know why ants don't have balls? Because they can't dance. (My daddy's favorite joke back in the day.)  |
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Post by anxiousmom on Mar 31, 2016 15:38:45 GMT
Ant. Speaking of which ~ do you know why ants don't have balls? Because they can't dance. (My daddy's favorite joke back in the day.)  ahnt born UK - high school/college New England - currently FL where everyone says 'Ant' or 'Antie' Ant or An-tee (Auntie Anxious) I am in Florida as well. (Grew up in North Florida) |
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Post by Basket1lady on Mar 31, 2016 15:54:33 GMT
Ahnt. I'm from Minnesota. But I say ant-y when using antie.  |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Mar 31, 2016 15:55:32 GMT
Ant, I'm from the west coast, if it matters  |
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 31, 2016 15:57:19 GMT
ant, I'm from Utah
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Mar 31, 2016 15:58:36 GMT
I say "ant" and I grew up in the Midwest.
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Post by Kerri W on Mar 31, 2016 15:58:57 GMT
Ant-grew up in MI
DH's family is SD says ont and it does sound pretentious to me. Not sure why, they certainly don't act pretentious. It just sounds so out of character.
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Post by giatocj on Mar 31, 2016 16:01:22 GMT
I'm from right outside Boston, so we lean towards the "ont" pronunciation, but really, it's a bit harder to describe than that  . |
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Post by marianne on Mar 31, 2016 16:05:20 GMT
I say Ant. Born in DC, grew up in VA-NY-MD areas.
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 31, 2016 16:07:04 GMT
Ant - colorado
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Post by pastlifepea on Mar 31, 2016 16:08:13 GMT
Apparently I am pretentious. Who knew?  I say Ont-ie. Maybe adding the -ie makes it less pretentious or just gives away my redneckiness. If that's still pretentious, maybe the fact that I say "Momma" helps. As in, how's your momma and them? |
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Post by *sprout* on Mar 31, 2016 16:36:07 GMT
This MI pea says ant.
Some of my maternal aunts are called auntie.
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Post by J u l e e on Mar 31, 2016 16:52:41 GMT
Ant if followed by a two syllable name - ant Nancy.
Ant-y if followed by a one syllable name - ant-y Joy.
That was an unspoken rule anyway and just worked out that way for all my aunts and their syllables.
eta - from Ohio
eta more - phonetically "ont" would be correct, right? Launch, faun, Braun.
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Post by quinlove on Mar 31, 2016 17:00:07 GMT
Ant - from MI. Aunty bugs me (ha). One of my favorite niece calls me that and it kinda makes me cringe. Although I love her tons, and would never mention it to her.
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Post by peano on Mar 31, 2016 17:00:27 GMT
Grew up in "ant" land. Moved to "ont" land. I think I use both, because sometimes if I say "ant" people up here look at me like I have 5 heads.
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I say Ont-ie. Maybe adding the -ie makes it less pretentious or just gives away my redneckiness. If that's still pretentious, maybe the fact that I say "Momma" helps. As in, how's your momma and them?
