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in reply to a message by MrsK2018
I think the Aaron you know is the exception, not the rule. I’ve known several and they all pronounced it the way you do.
This message was edited 5/16/2020, 1:29 AM
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I think Aaron is one of those names that people pronounce either AAA-ren or EIR-en and the bearer of the name just goes with the flow. It's not really a different pronunciation. It's a different accent. Like HAA-ree vs HAIR-ee. My name is also an example. Some people pronounce it so that the first syllable rhymes with "can" and others pronounce the first syllable with a flatter A sound. Actually, my father pronounced it with a flatter A sound, while the rest of my family did not. This isn't something you say, "No no no, it's EIR-en, not AAA-ren" about.
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I don’t think this applies in the UK. American pronunciations aren’t really applicable to most British accents. “Can” does have a flat A sound here and no one would say Hairy for Harry.
I’ve lived in several places in the UK, with vastly different accents, and A-rən is the usual, with AIR-ən being a more affected pronunciation that I’ve heard probably once. They are distinct pronunciations. As a side note, Erin is pronounced differently, too — it’s EH-rin. EH as in “bet”.
I’ve lived in several places in the UK, with vastly different accents, and A-rən is the usual, with AIR-ən being a more affected pronunciation that I’ve heard probably once. They are distinct pronunciations. As a side note, Erin is pronounced differently, too — it’s EH-rin. EH as in “bet”.
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