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in reply to a message by Llewella
No... John is pronounced Jon. But our o sound is different than in the US. I can't even think of anything to compare it to because where we use a short 'o' sound, US uses a longer, open sound (if that makes sense!)
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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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