It always peeves me when people say "ant". My mom's sister isn't an insect and can't carry things that are 10 times her own body weight. That's why there's a U in the word.
In my family, when you say "ahnt" youre usually reffering to an aunt you don't like or have little contact with.. like the person is a stranger. My parent's sisters are my "ants". And two words that sound exactly the same with two seperate meanings and spellings exist. "two, too, to". So saying "ants are bugs" is just arrogant.
There's no right or wrong way to say it. In my family, and where I was raised in New Jersey, we pronounce it like "ant". But if you pronounce it any differently, I'm not going to look down on you.
Well obviously there's a wrong way to pronounce a word if you're using letters that aren't in that word.
You're taking my words to literally. You know what I meant.
I say it like ant. Everyone in my family does. It's just a habbit developed. It sounds awkward to me pronouncing aunt as ahnt. I'm just so used to saying ant.
Really? What about the world aura? Aural? Auror? Aurora Borealis? Caught, taught? They have the same sound they're trying to apply to aunt. Offhand, I can't even think of a word with "au" pronounced "ow", which I read like "ow, I hurt myself". You really shouldn't correct people if you don't know what you're talking about.
For the record, no one where I live says "ahnt". That doesn't mean it's not more correct, because I live in the south/bible belt, and people are overwhelmingly stupid here.
Friend: "So yesterday my ant..."
Me: "Wow! I didn't know ants could do that!"
(Friend gives me confused look)
Me: "It's pronounced 'ahnt'. Ants are bugs."
Friend: "Well, I say it like ant."
Me: "Well, you say it like an idiot."
It always peeves me when people say "ant". My mom's sister isn't an insect and can't carry things that are 10 times her own body weight. That's why there's a U in the word.
"au" makes the sound "ow" so the "u" in there would make the pronounciation "ownt"
In my family, when you say "ahnt" youre usually reffering to an aunt you don't like or have little contact with.. like the person is a stranger. My parent's sisters are my "ants". And two words that sound exactly the same with two seperate meanings and spellings exist. "two, too, to". So saying "ants are bugs" is just arrogant.
Yes! That's how I pronounce it. Saying "that's my ant" just sounds weird.
There's no right or wrong way to say it. In my family, and where I was raised in New Jersey, we pronounce it like "ant". But if you pronounce it any differently, I'm not going to look down on you.
I'm sure there are myriad ways to say it incorrectly. You wouldn't pronounce it as "potato" or "deodorant," would you? ;P
If someone pronounces "aunt" like "potato", I will look at them like they're an idiot.
But that's just me.
That's my point! You said there's no right or wrong way to say it, but surely there are. :P
Well obviously there's a wrong way to pronounce a word if you're using letters that aren't in that word.
You're taking my words to literally. You know what I meant.
Well obviously you may be pronouncing a word incorrectly if you're leaving our one of the letters. :S
But that's not entirely correct, what about the words knife and gnome
Touché. However, I don't think that this is one of those words. Usually the silently letter is the first or second one.
Pronounciation is more of a dialect thing. It depends on where you're from. Everyone says things differently.
Yeah, I say it like that.
When I say it like 'ant', I sound like a game-show buzzer.
That's how i say it, sometimes i say "auntie," but i get made fun of for it, so i just say "ant" when im in school.
In California, people look at you funny if you say "ahhnt." Almost everyone I know here says "ant" ...it just seems normal.
same here, I live in California. Ahnt doesn't sound right.
I say it like ant. Everyone in my family does. It's just a habbit developed. It sounds awkward to me pronouncing aunt as ahnt. I'm just so used to saying ant.
it just depends on what accent you have
In London everyone says "ahnt", "Ant" would just sound weird...
Uh yeah maybe in Britain.
I've heard it here in the states, too. That's how my family says it.
Really? What about the world aura? Aural? Auror? Aurora Borealis? Caught, taught? They have the same sound they're trying to apply to aunt. Offhand, I can't even think of a word with "au" pronounced "ow", which I read like "ow, I hurt myself". You really shouldn't correct people if you don't know what you're talking about.
For the record, no one where I live says "ahnt". That doesn't mean it's not more correct, because I live in the south/bible belt, and people are overwhelmingly stupid here.
Friend: "So yesterday my ant..."
Me: "Wow! I didn't know ants could do that!"
(Friend gives me confused look)
Me: "It's pronounced 'ahnt'. Ants are bugs."
Friend: "Well, I say it like ant."
Me: "Well, you say it like an idiot."