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How do you pronounce Aunt?

pprmntstx — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:50:54 GMT

Ant or rhyming with "want"?

Re: How do you pronounce Aunt?

godi — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:53:09 GMT

🐜

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NicksmomESQ — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:54:59 GMT

@godi wrote:
🐜

Ditto!!

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lynnie61 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:56:30 GMT

Ant.

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qvcfreak — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:56:43 GMT

Like the bug

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QVCkitty1 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:59:50 GMT

🐜

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Spurt — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:00:51 GMT

🐜

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Cakers3 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:01:14 GMT

"Ahnt"

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cotton4me — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:03:09 GMT

Ant.

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Karie2022 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:05:57 GMT

'Want'

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shoesnbags — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:08:30 GMT

Ant

I remember that this was one of the questions on that quiz a few years ago that pinpointed where you live based on how you pronounce certain words. My DDIL grew up in Florida (St. Pete) but her parents were from Boston. She says "awnt" but I don't know if that's her parents' influence or if it's the way they say it in FLA.

Re: How do you pronounce Aunt?

Greeneyedlady21 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:09:59 GMT

Ahnt

Re: How do you pronounce Aunt?

golding76 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:18:15 GMT

"Ant." Like the insect.

ETA: I think the "ahnt" pronunciation lends more dignity to the relative's name, but I grew up saying "Ant."

Re: How do you pronounce Aunt?

wvumountiefan — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:12:53 GMT

🐜. I love to hear people say it the other way, also. 😊

Re: How do you pronounce Aunt?

Maestra1 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:15:18 GMT

Aunt to rhyme with want

Ant is an insect.

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Sheila P-Burg — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:18:23 GMT

Ant

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World Traveler — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:19:17 GMT

@Maestra1 That's what I always say when someone looks strangely at me for saying aunt (rhyming with want). "My aunt is not an insect."

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dulwich — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:22:34 GMT

Ahnt.

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mrssweetiebear — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:25:47 GMT

Auntie pronounced Ant-e.

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Sushismom — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:31:38 GMT

I pronounce it "ayunt". Grew up in Texas.