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[Opinions] Re: To all of you, please read (more)

by Ilex (jennifer)

12/28/2011, 7:20 AM

When I think of the letter combination ar, I automatically say ARE, not AIR. If you think of words like star, car, far, Mars, part, darn, it's always ARE. But, I suppose that could be a regional/ ethnic thing, too. Also, in some languages, the letter a makes a sound more like what we call short a like in are, not long a like in air.

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- Lily (Destry) +2

12/28/2011, 7:24 AM

So you would say AH.ron for Aron but AIR.ron for Aaron? Just wondering.Yeah I guess it's a regional thing. I say ah-ree-AH-na for Ariana but AIR-en for both Aron and Aaron.

- Ilex (jennifer)

12/28/2011, 9:47 AM

I'd say AIR on for both. My cousin is Aaron, and I'd assume an Aron where I am is just parents trying to be creative with the spelling, not using a foreign form of it. Although, Aaron in Spanish is AH ron, so with a Spanish last name, or one of my students talking about an AHron, I'd use that pronunciation.

- Kiskadee (akaZsa)

12/28/2011, 7:43 AM

AH-ron for both.

Ahhhhhh

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