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HelpRe: Pronuciation
in reply to a message by Katie
A lot of the pronunciations listed are confusing to Brits. John is pronounced JAHN, according to the pronunciation key on here, which would be news to most of the Johns I know. But hey, it's an American site, fair enough. :)
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Here's a soundclip of someone saying John in British English - it's a reasonable demo of the short O sound:
http://www.forvo.com/word/john#en
http://www.forvo.com/word/john#en
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lol
I really don't hear any difference in the vowel sound. Oh well, at least we've established that John there and here isn't the same. :)
I really don't hear any difference in the vowel sound. Oh well, at least we've established that John there and here isn't the same. :)
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The British prn to me sounded a bit like JAHN crossed with JUHN.
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Ha
It doesn't makes sense to me! I guess I'd have to hear it. I did read recently that somewhere in the UK John is pronounced with a long O, so I thought maybe that was it.
John and Jon are the same here. I actually would think the opposite of how you describe it-- in the UK a longer, open sound is used. If I try to think of John said with an English accent, it sounds like JAWN. But in my accent, John is more horizontal-- like JAHN.
It doesn't makes sense to me! I guess I'd have to hear it. I did read recently that somewhere in the UK John is pronounced with a long O, so I thought maybe that was it.
John and Jon are the same here. I actually would think the opposite of how you describe it-- in the UK a longer, open sound is used. If I try to think of John said with an English accent, it sounds like JAWN. But in my accent, John is more horizontal-- like JAHN.
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lol. This is totally impossible, seeing as even the way we say 'on' is different. I give up!
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Two countries separated by a common language, right? ;-)
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