Simple pronunciation question

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[DemonDeac]

easiest.poll.ever

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[miajag81]

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I thought so too, but I know a few people who say it the other way.

[DemonDeac]

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easiest.poll.ever

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I thought so too, but I know a few people who say it the other way.

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retarts

[jakethebake]

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easiest.poll.ever

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[rusellmj]

Linky (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=research&x=0&y=0)

[miajag81]

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Linky (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=research&x=0&y=0)

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I'm aware both are acceptable, I was more wondering which is more common.

[BeerMoney]

What about Aunt and Ant?

[Soul Daddy]

Not intentional, but after thinking about it, I'm pretty sure I use the former as a noun and the latter as a verb. Hmmm...

[jakethebake]

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What about Aunt and Ant?

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I hate "awnt". so annoying.

[HopeydaFish]

I thought about it for a bit, and realized that I say it both ways. Both sound perfectly fine to me.

[maryfield48]

How is it pronounced where?

[daryn]

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What about Aunt and Ant?

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I hate "awnt". so annoying.

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annoying to hear a word pronounced correctly?

[Shajen]

It's a north/south thing.

In the north, it's aunt. In the south, it's ant.

I grew in the south. I say ant. It's strange to hear people say aunt, to me anyway.

(yeah, I'm aware that's probably the correct way, it still sounds strange)

[canis582]

How do you pronounce "schadenfreude"? Which is a good word for many poker players meaning: Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.

I know, whats Pokah? I think its a dance and so on and so forth.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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It's a north/south thing.

In the north, it's aunt. In the south, it's ant.

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Not in the Northern Midwest. It's pronounced just like ant. I think it's more a red/blue state thing, with exceptions for MN, WI, and MI.

[DMBFan23]

for me it's SHAH-den-froid

[jakethebake]

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It's a north/south thing.

In the north, it's aunt. In the south, it's ant.

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Not entirely true. I hear lots of black people from the South say awnt too.

[spamuell]

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for me it's SHAH-den-froid

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But it's German, you have to pronounce the E at the end. I say "SHAH-den-froid-uh."

[Shajen]

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It's a north/south thing.

In the north, it's aunt. In the south, it's ant.

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Not entirely true. I hear lots of black people from the South say awnt too.

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There are black people in the south? /images/graemlins/confused.gif

[TheMainEvent]

Everyone I know from NY says "Ant".

[LetYouDown]

What about alleged? Both seem to be acceptable, and I find myself using both...depending on the context.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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Everyone I know from NY says "Ant".

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Well [censored] then. From here on out, I'm just going to say that normal people say "ant" and uptight retarts say awnt.

[spamuell]

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What about alleged? Both seem to be acceptable, and I find myself using both...depending on the context.

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As a verb obviously you don't pronounce the second e, that would sound ridiculous.

As an adjective I have no idea.

[LetYouDown]

Touche. Pretty straightforward pronunciation as a verb. Friend pointed out the other night when I was reading a newspaper headline (I read it twice to different people) that I said it differently each time. Neither sound pretentious.

[astroglide]

awnt is retarded