Antmeister and I were having this discussion in the car. Our 7 year old and I have been saying antee, but Ant says it's awntee.

So which is it?

Antmeister and I were having this discussion in the car. Our 7 year old and I have been saying antee, but Ant says it's awntee.

So which is it?
Pronouncing it "awnt" as opposed to "ant" is too self-consciously highbrow for me and my family - we've always pronounced it "ant".

ANTIE EMS

& ANTIE ANNES

I pronounce it just like it is spelled

Ant on my side of the family, Tia on Loren's side.

I say ant. In north Louisiana, most whites say ant, most blacks say ahnt (or ahntee). Both proununciations are considered acceptable by most dictionaries. As an English teacher, I never make a comment about the pronunciation of the word in class unless someone asks. Then I say either pronunciation is acceptable.

I feel so... alone......

Hey, speaking of pronunciation, is prestigous acceptable as pres-tidge-is?

Ant. Awnt is for the English.

Maybe awnt is a New England thing? I don't know, just always what I've used. Or I guess it could be an Italian thing.

I say ant. In north Louisiana, most whites say ant, most blacks say ahnt (or ahntee). Both proununciations are considered acceptable by most dictionaries. As an English teacher, I never make a comment about the pronunciation of the word in class unless someone asks. Then I say either pronunciation is acceptable.

Most of my relatives say ahnt and most of them are from Alabama, so I can go with that. When someone says ant, I think they are calling me.

auntmeister

auntmeister

lol :D

auntmeister

LOL....that is just....wrong!

Hey Auntmeister, looks like you're in the minority ;)

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Did someone say Adam Ant?

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Did someone say Adam Ant?



No.

If "aunt" is pronounced "ant," then how do you pronounce "bunt?"

No.

You know you like him!

Geez...how can so many people be wrong? Ant and aunt shouldn't sound the same.

The u is there for a reason.

Its funny, if I say the word alone is 'Ant', but if i specifically refer to an "Aunt" its 'Awnt'

The u is there for a reason.
This sounds like a motivational book written by Prince.

Like "aren't", or ahnt.

I said "ant" when I grew up in Delaware for 12 years. When I moved to Connecticut, I started saying "aunt" like the locals do and I've been saying it that way ever since.

If "aunt" is pronounced "ant," then how do you pronounce "bunt?"

Some words in the English language just sound different...monkey...donkey

I use both.

If "aunt" is pronounced "ant," then how do you pronounce "bunt?"

We working our way down the alphabet?

Aunt.. Bunt...

We working our way down the alphabet?

Aunt.. Bunt...

Nicely done!! :D

I find it is split along racial lines here.
Like stated above I generally here white folks say ant and blacks say awnt.
I say awnt though, and draw bad looks from family members

BTW what about si-rup vs sur-up...thats one that bugs the hell outta me...

Lived in CT till I was 12 so it is awnt for me but down here in FL basically everyone says ant. And its Sur-up.

Some words in the English language just sound different...monkey...donkey

Don't "monkey" and "donkey" sound alike other than the first letter?

Dammit, we are getting pummeled by the people pronouncing it the incorrect way. ;)

We working our way down the alphabet?

Aunt.. Bunt...

Well thats one thing you probably shouldn't call your aunt.

Don't "monkey" and "donkey" sound alike other than the first letter?

Not really.

muhng-kee
dong-kee


BTW, Mirriam-Webster Dictionary online says it ant.

...BTW, Mirriam-Webster Dictionary online says it ant.

You are crazy, bearded guy with a full belly. It has the long a version as well.
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Yes, it has that in print. BUT, if you click on the listen icon to hear it be said, it only says ant.

When reading the dictionary page I did just realize that if I say great-aunt, I say it awnt then.

Odd. But I don't know any of those so it won't happen again.

In Southern England it's pronounced the same as "aren't". In North of England it's more like "Ant"

In Southern England it's pronounced the same as "aren't". In North of England it's more like "Ant"

Okay, that's an odd one. I have also head it pronounced ain't, but not that often.

I have never heard anybody pronounce it awnt (rhymes with "want").

I have heard people, mostly black, pronounce it ahnt (rhymes with "font")

I pronounce it ant.

I have never heard anybody pronounce it awnt (rhymes with "want").

I have heard people, mostly black, pronounce it ahnt (rhymes with "font")

I pronounce it ant.

Want and Font rhyme.. or at least they do when I say them. :confused:

Okay, that's an odd one. I have also head it pronounced ain't, but not that often.

When I say that outloud, it sounds like a super southern redneck way to say it to me.

Want and Font rhyme.. or at least they do when I say them. :confused:

Same here.

I find it is split along racial lines here.
Like stated above I generally here white folks say ant and blacks say awnt.
I say awnt though, and draw bad looks from family members

BTW what about si-rup vs sur-up...thats one that bugs the hell outta me...

Good point, start a poll and we'll find out :) I say si-rup.

Oh and I noticed JonInMiddleGA pronounces it ANT... he was one person I thought would pronounce it the way Auntmeister did.

I use both depending on the company. 95% of the time I use Ant.

Count me in the awnt category. Everybody in my family that I can think of says "awnt."

/tk

I call them by their first name, and so does my wife's family.