How Do You Pronounce Aunt?

Lorena · 12-30-2007, 02:41 PM

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?

dawgfan · 12-30-2007, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dodgerchick

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".

korme · 12-30-2007, 03:01 PM

ANTIE EMS

korme · 12-30-2007, 03:01 PM

& ANTIE ANNES

Joe · 12-30-2007, 03:10 PM

I pronounce it just like it is spelled

Cringer · 12-30-2007, 03:35 PM

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

JW · 12-30-2007, 03:38 PM

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.

jeff061 · 12-30-2007, 04:03 PM

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

korme · 12-30-2007, 04:23 PM

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

Raiders Army · 12-30-2007, 04:27 PM

Ant. Awnt is for the English.

jeff061 · 12-30-2007, 04:36 PM

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.

Antmeister · 12-30-2007, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JW

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.

Joe · 12-30-2007, 04:37 PM

auntmeister

Lorena · 12-30-2007, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe

auntmeister

lol

Antmeister · 12-30-2007, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe

auntmeister

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

Lorena · 12-30-2007, 04:43 PM

Hey Auntmeister, looks like you're in the minority

MizzouRah · 12-30-2007, 06:31 PM

Did someone say Adam Ant?

Karlifornia · 12-30-2007, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Did someone say Adam Ant?

No.

M GO BLUE!!! · 12-30-2007, 07:07 PM

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

MizzouRah · 12-30-2007, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Karlifornia

No.

You know you like him!

Antmeister · 12-30-2007, 07:45 PM

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

larrymcg421 · 12-30-2007, 08:07 PM

The u is there for a reason.

Greyroofoo · 12-30-2007, 08:15 PM

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

Maple Leafs · 12-30-2007, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

The u is there for a reason.

This sounds like a motivational book written by Prince.

Groundhog · 12-30-2007, 08:56 PM

Like "aren't", or ahnt.

samifan24 · 12-30-2007, 09:14 PM

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.

markprior22 · 12-30-2007, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by M GO BLUE!!!

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

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

mckerney · 12-30-2007, 09:29 PM

I use both.

Mustang · 12-30-2007, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by M GO BLUE!!!

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

We working our way down the alphabet?

Aunt.. Bunt...

MizzouRah · 12-30-2007, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mustang

We working our way down the alphabet?

Aunt.. Bunt...

Nicely done!!

CU Tiger · 12-31-2007, 12:28 AM

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...

-apoc- · 12-31-2007, 12:48 AM

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.

M GO BLUE!!! · 12-31-2007, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by markprior22

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

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

Antmeister · 12-31-2007, 01:02 AM

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

Tigercat · 12-31-2007, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Mustang

We working our way down the alphabet?

Aunt.. Bunt...

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

Cringer · 12-31-2007, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by M GO BLUE!!!

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.

Antmeister · 12-31-2007, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Cringer

...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.

Cringer · 12-31-2007, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Antmeister

You are crazy, bearded guy with a full belly. It has the long a version as well.

Yes, it has that in print. BUT, if you click on the listen icon to hear it be said, it only says ant.

Cringer · 12-31-2007, 01:27 AM

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.

PiemasterUK · 12-31-2007, 01:46 AM

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

Antmeister · 12-31-2007, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by PiemasterUK

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.

JimboJ · 12-31-2007, 08:17 AM

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.

Joe · 12-31-2007, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JimboJ

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.

Cringer · 12-31-2007, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Antmeister

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.

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Originally Posted by Joe

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

Same here.

Lorena · 12-31-2007, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by CU Tiger

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.

Bonegavel · 01-01-2008, 08:37 PM

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

terpkristin · 01-01-2008, 08:43 PM

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

/tk

Schmidty · 01-01-2008, 08:50 PM

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

View Poll Results: Which is it?
Ant	100	76.92%
Awnt	30	23.08%
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12-30-2007, 03:35 PM	#6
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	Ant on my side of the family, Tia on Loren's side. __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

12-30-2007, 04:03 PM	#8
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	I feel so... alone...... __________________

12-30-2007, 04:36 PM	#11
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	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. __________________

12-30-2007, 07:45 PM	#21
Antmeister Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: At the corner of Beat Street and Electric Avenue	Geez...how can so many people be wrong? Ant and aunt shouldn't sound the same. __________________ "I'm ready to bury the hatchet, but don't fuck with me" - Schmidty "Box me once, shame on Skydog. Box me twice. Shame on me. Box me 3 times, just fucking ban my ass...." - stevew

12-30-2007, 03:01 PM	#3
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	ANTIE EMS

12-30-2007, 03:10 PM	#5
Joe Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minneapolis	I pronounce it just like it is spelled

12-30-2007, 03:38 PM	#7
JW College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Monroe, LA, USA	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.

12-30-2007, 04:23 PM	#9
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	Hey, speaking of pronunciation, is prestigous acceptable as pres-tidge-is?

12-30-2007, 04:27 PM	#10
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	Ant. Awnt is for the English.

12-30-2007, 04:37 PM	#13
Joe Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minneapolis	auntmeister

12-30-2007, 04:43 PM	#16
Lorena Unregistered Join Date: May 2004	Hey Auntmeister, looks like you're in the minority

12-30-2007, 06:31 PM	#17
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Did someone say Adam Ant?

12-30-2007, 07:07 PM	#19
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	If "aunt" is pronounced "ant," then how do you pronounce "bunt?"

12-30-2007, 08:07 PM	#22
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	The u is there for a reason. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

12-30-2007, 08:15 PM	#23
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	Its funny, if I say the word alone is 'Ant', but if i specifically refer to an "Aunt" its 'Awnt' Last edited by Greyroofoo : 12-30-2007 at 08:15 PM.

12-30-2007, 08:56 PM	#25
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	Like "aren't", or ahnt.

12-30-2007, 09:14 PM	#26
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	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. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

12-30-2007, 09:29 PM	#28
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I use both.

12-31-2007, 12:28 AM	#31
CU Tiger Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Backwoods, SC	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...

12-31-2007, 12:48 AM	#32
-apoc- H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Satellite Beach, FL	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. Last edited by -apoc- : 12-31-2007 at 12:49 AM.

12-31-2007, 01:02 AM	#34
Antmeister Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: At the corner of Beat Street and Electric Avenue	Dammit, we are getting pummeled by the people pronouncing it the incorrect way. __________________ "I'm ready to bury the hatchet, but don't fuck with me" - Schmidty "Box me once, shame on Skydog. Box me twice. Shame on me. Box me 3 times, just fucking ban my ass...." - stevew

12-31-2007, 01:27 AM	#39
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	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. __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

12-31-2007, 01:46 AM	#40
PiemasterUK Mascot Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: London	In Southern England it's pronounced the same as "aren't". In North of England it's more like "Ant"

12-31-2007, 08:17 AM	#42
JimboJ High School Varsity Join Date: Aug 2003	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. Last edited by JimboJ : 12-31-2007 at 08:17 AM.

01-01-2008, 08:37 PM	#46
Bonegavel Awaiting Further Instructions... Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Macungie, PA	I use both depending on the company. 95% of the time I use Ant. __________________

01-01-2008, 08:43 PM	#47
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Count me in the awnt category. Everybody in my family that I can think of says "awnt." /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

01-01-2008, 08:50 PM	#48
Schmidty Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Early, TX	I call them by their first name, and so does my wife's family.

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