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in reply to a message by vigdis
"Sonny" comes from the word son. Son and sun sound alike; therefore sonny and sunny sound alike.
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English is your first language and therefore it's intuitive to you. Keep in mind that not everyone on this board is a native English speaker.
English is your first language and therefore it's intuitive to you. Keep in mind that not everyone on this board is a native English speaker.
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Sure, that's a given. I misunderstood because the original poster said, "That's how Sonny is pronounced here" [to rhyme with Bonnie] as though she lived in an English-speaking area where Sonny is a common word. If she'd said "In my language, Sonny would rhyme with Bonnie," that would have made perfect sense.
Keep in mind that not everyone on this board knows where others live and what their native language is. There can even be confusion among pronunciations in different English dialects.
Keep in mind that not everyone on this board knows where others live and what their native language is. There can even be confusion among pronunciations in different English dialects.
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Sorry, I should have been clearer. Sonny is not uncommon here as a given name (sonny as in reference to the word son is for obvious reasons).
Anyway, I was just surprised to find out that Sonny and Sunny are basically the same name because technically I think there should be a difference in pronunciation.
Anyway, I was just surprised to find out that Sonny and Sunny are basically the same name because technically I think there should be a difference in pronunciation.
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Well actually....
I live in New England, and while you can find people that pronounce the names the same, plenty of people don't. Bear in mind though that neither of those names are common around here.
I live in New England, and while you can find people that pronounce the names the same, plenty of people don't. Bear in mind though that neither of those names are common around here.
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