Lifesupporters.com Forums
Advanced RSS Ticker (Ajax invocation) demo
Go Back   Lifesupporters.com Forums > General Life Support Forums > General Discussion
General Discussion Fun topics that don't belong anywhere else. Life is already serious enough, this forum is for having fun.

   
Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 09-29-2005, 04:35 PM   #1 (permalink)
Paul
Trusted Resource
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 1,759
Paul is on a distinguished road
Default How do you pronounce it...

this is something Mary Anne (Animal) and I joke about all the time so I want to ask you guys. How do you pronounce it, aunt or ant? I sound it out like ant, as do a lot of people I know, she pronounces it aunt. So how do you?

Sorry if this has been posted/asked before, I miss all the good topics
Paul is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-29-2005, 04:52 PM   #2 (permalink)
Vautrin
Administrator
 
Vautrin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 8,701
Vautrin is just really niceVautrin is just really niceVautrin is just really niceVautrin is just really niceVautrin is just really nice
Default

Aunt. Definitely.
__________________
"Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into your answers." -- Rainer Maria Rilke
Vautrin is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-29-2005, 04:56 PM   #3 (permalink)
Weiser
Veteran Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: The center of the Universe; Toronto
Posts: 2,994
Weiser is a jewel in the roughWeiser is a jewel in the roughWeiser is a jewel in the roughWeiser is a jewel in the rough
Default

Ant. Definately.
Weiser is online now  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-29-2005, 04:58 PM   #4 (permalink)
darkangelism
Veteran Member
 
darkangelism's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: oklahoma
Posts: 5,751
darkangelism is on a distinguished road
Default

ant.
__________________
darkangelism is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-29-2005, 05:29 PM   #5 (permalink)
Star
Moderator
 
Star's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 5,490
Star is on a distinguished road
Default

i say ant. isn't aunt the way the british and/or the australians pronounce it usually?
__________________
Life is what you make of it. Make it happen.
Star is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-29-2005, 07:52 PM   #6 (permalink)
Luba
Moderator

 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 12,383
Luba is just really niceLuba is just really niceLuba is just really niceLuba is just really nice
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Star
i say ant. isn't aunt the way the british and/or the australians pronounce it usually?
Yes on both counts...
Luba is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-29-2005, 08:53 PM   #7 (permalink)
Merika
Retired
 
Merika's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Florida, USA
Posts: 13,268
Merika is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Luba
Quote:
Originally Posted by Star
i say ant. isn't aunt the way the british and/or the australians pronounce it usually?
Yes on both counts...
But since I'm NEITHER of those....I say Ant.
Merika is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-29-2005, 08:59 PM   #8 (permalink)
Duke
Founder
 
Duke's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: The back of my mind.
Posts: 20,353
Duke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to all
Send a message via AIM to Duke Send a message via MSN to Duke
Default

Ant as far as I know.
__________________


Help Support Us: Help us help you.



My Daughter Rules!
Duke is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-29-2005, 09:14 PM   #9 (permalink)
Merika
Retired
 
Merika's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Florida, USA
Posts: 13,268
Merika is on a distinguished road
Default

Oddly enough....the only people that I've ever heard pronouce it differently from Ant in the US were the black people....so I thought it was just their version of it. I'm so stupid..........
Merika is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-29-2005, 10:33 PM   #10 (permalink)
Duke
Founder
 
Duke's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: The back of my mind.
Posts: 20,353
Duke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to all
Send a message via AIM to Duke Send a message via MSN to Duke
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Merika
I'm so stupid..........
No argument here.
__________________


Help Support Us: Help us help you.



My Daughter Rules!
Duke is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-30-2005, 08:13 AM   #11 (permalink)
Luba
Moderator

 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 12,383
Luba is just really niceLuba is just really niceLuba is just really niceLuba is just really nice
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke
Quote:
Originally Posted by Merika
I'm so stupid..........
No argument here.
Sorry, but there is a disagreement here; I think Merika is very wise and a great person!!!
Luba is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-30-2005, 10:08 AM   #12 (permalink)
RandomSkater
Dedicated Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 689
RandomSkater is on a distinguished road
Send a message via AIM to RandomSkater Send a message via MSN to RandomSkater
Default

Ant

That's also how the prononciation key says here:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=aunt
RandomSkater is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-30-2005, 02:12 PM   #13 (permalink)
Paul
Trusted Resource
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 1,759
Paul is on a distinguished road
Default

Hmm interesting, thanks for the responses guys!
Paul is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-30-2005, 02:19 PM   #14 (permalink)
Duke
Founder
 
Duke's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: The back of my mind.
Posts: 20,353
Duke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to allDuke is a name known to all
Send a message via AIM to Duke Send a message via MSN to Duke
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Luba
Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke
Quote:
Originally Posted by Merika
I'm so stupid..........
No argument here.
Sorry, but there is a disagreement here; I think Merika is very wise and a great person!!!
I didn't know you smoked Luba, because I have no idea where you're getting your smoke from to blow up Merikas arse
__________________


Help Support Us: Help us help you.



My Daughter Rules!
Duke is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-30-2005, 03:52 PM