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Oh, yeah, Aaron is 'air-in' here in the states. Maybe a few pronounce it 'ahr-in', most don't. I think it'd definitely a case of accents here, because I can't believe ya'll would pronounce Ashley the way I'm reading how you say it lol
Here, I uploaded a wav file (you don't have to download it, the site plays the sound): http://www.mediafire.com/listen/cq0axb9a63pnad7/names.wmaSo you can see what I mean, cause I'm getting a bit confused by how we're trying to describe how it sounds lol
(And hufflepuffer is my former username here, for whatever reason it wasn't appearing in my name box when I posted and I never remember to rewrite it every time... finally found the settings to change it, but then I've been posting as Ora too, so now I'm just Ora (hufflepuffer) lol)

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That's a really good idea to record how you say the names, I've thought it would be handy to do that, especially as in England I'd say Erin and Aaron completely differently and it's hard to explain how. Maybe when I've got time I'll record how I would say those names.
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You totally should! That'd make for a fun thread too! I'd love to hear how everyone pronounces their favorite names and common names lol
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Oh, I love your sound-thing! Thanks so much. It's really making me smile. And yes, I'm saying 'ah-rin' like that (only not like that... how different our accents are!)
And we do say Ashley like how you tried it... 'ahsh-lee', but again not like quite like how you said! It sounded funny somehow. I loved it. Thankyou again ^__^
Definitely, there is an accent thing going on.(Oh, right. I thought you meant you were a Hufflepuff and proud of it... ;) )
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haha, yeah definitely! You're in New Zealand right? I've been watching Top of the Lake and as I was saying it I could imagine how it'd sound... I think we're technically saying it the same way, it's just our accents coming out lol
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Yes, living in New Zealand, though I'm of mixed heritage :)
I had to google Top of the Lake because I'd never heard of it... I don't think they even broadcast it here. Kinda wish they had, I like murders! In fiction, I mean.
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They did, on UKTV :) I actually learned about cause a friend of mine in New Zealand told me about it. I thought it was really popular there lol
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