TIL...

[6079SmithW]

TIL that "Aaron" and "Erin" are pronounced differently outside of the U.S.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

Today I learned that my country isn't as stupid as I thought it was.

I learned that, too. Also that some people are awfully poor losers and winners.

Today I learned that my Nazi Goldfinger Mutant Boss is leaving the store. *happy dance*

 

[RoJoHen]

TIL that "Aaron" and "Erin" are pronounced differently outside of the U.S.

They are, huh? Weird.

 

[cooleddie74]

TIL that Facebook isn't exactly the best thing to read after a presidential election.

 

[RoJoHen]

TIL that the girl I like also likes me! Huzzah!

 

[auntiehill]

TIL that the girl I like also likes me! Huzzah!

Wo-hoo!

 

[cooleddie74]

Nice, RoJo! Good luck!

 

[B.J.]

TIL that "Aaron" and "Erin" are pronounced differently outside of the U.S.

I say them different too, but it's a *very* slight difference.

 

[lurok]

Fracking is a method of natural gas extraction. And there was me thinking...

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

TIL that "Aaron" and "Erin" are pronounced differently outside of the U.S.

I say them different too, but it's a *very* slight difference.

I believe some differing accents WITHIN the U.S. also pronounce those names differently. Similar to how some accents pronounce "cot" and "caught" the same, and some don't.

 

[Sector 7]

YesTerday I Learned my doctor thinks I suffer from depression.

 

[thestrangequark]

TIL that "Aaron" and "Erin" are pronounced differently outside of the U.S.

I say them different too, but it's a *very* slight difference.

I'm US born and raised and I say them differently...one starts with an e sound and one starts with an a sound. Do some people pronounce them as homonyms?

 

[RoJoHen]

TIL that "Aaron" and "Erin" are pronounced differently outside of the U.S.

I say them different too, but it's a *very* slight difference.

I'm US born and raised and I say them differently...one starts with an e sound and one starts with an a sound. Do some people pronounce them as homonyms?

They both start with an A sound where I'm from.

 

[cooleddie74]

In my part of the state of Virginia "Aaron" and "Erin" sound pretty much the same due to the local accents. I have to admit that even though I don't have a particularly strong and pronounced Southern accent I have enough of one that when I say both names they sound very much alike unless I stress the "o" in Aaron and pronounce the name "Air-ON."

Most Aarons I've known during the course of my life pronounced their names like Erin.

 

[thestrangequark]

I had to sit here stupidly saying, "Aaron, Erin, Aaron, Erin," but I definitely pronounce both the first vowel sound and second vowel sound differently in those two names. The difference is subtle, but it's there. And one pronunciation definitely sounds like a boys' name to me and the other definitely sounds like a girls'! -- That'd be 18 years of a Seattle accent and 11 years of a NYC accent, don't know which is responsible.

 

[Sector 7]

Where I live, both are pronounced exactly the same. I do admit, though, when I sat here pronouncing both... I noticed the RON of Aaron and RIN of Erin were pronounced slightly different.

 

[Yoda]

Boo! Erin and Aaron mos' def pronounced the same way, therefore, TIL some people do things horribly horribly wrong. Wait, knew that already.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

I had to sit here stupidly saying, "Aaron, Erin, Aaron, Erin," but I definitely pronounce both the first vowel sound and second vowel sound differently in those two names. The difference is subtle, but it's there. And one pronunciation definitely sounds like a boys' name to me and the other definitely sounds like a girls'! -- That'd be 18 years of a Seattle accent and 11 years of a NYC accent, don't know which is responsible.

Yup, short a (like in apple) and short e (elephant). With a North Jersey / Maryland accent.

 

[lurok]

I've only heard three pronunciations: air-on, a-ron and eh-rin.

 

[6079SmithW]

I've only heard three pronunciations: air-on, a-ron and eh-rin.

See, I've always pronounced both as "air-in".