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Yeah, it's too Ronnie.
Also it sounds like ray gun! Zap!
Ree-gan is not so bad - in my mind, it's spelled Regan - and it kinda vexes me that people ever read Regan as "ray gun." I think it can't be because of Megan, because Reagan isn't Reg- like Meg, and Megan isn't May-gun either, at least not any that I've ever met. Whatever, if I liked Regan more it'd bug me, but I can live without it.
- mirfak
Also it sounds like ray gun! Zap!
Ree-gan is not so bad - in my mind, it's spelled Regan - and it kinda vexes me that people ever read Regan as "ray gun." I think it can't be because of Megan, because Reagan isn't Reg- like Meg, and Megan isn't May-gun either, at least not any that I've ever met. Whatever, if I liked Regan more it'd bug me, but I can live without it.
- mirfak
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Interesting. Reagan rhymes with Megan (all spellings) around here. The second syllable of both rhymes more with pin than gun.
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Hm!
Well, it's more g'n than gun since it's an unstressed syllable. But not ghin.
Do you say May-g'n and Ray-g'n, or Meg'n and Reg'n? Or Meeg / Reeg?
I've heard both Meg'n and May-g'n, usually Meg'n. But for Reagan, I've only heard Ray-g'n - Rayg like in fragrance - never Reg'n like in regular.
Well, it's more g'n than gun since it's an unstressed syllable. But not ghin.
Do you say May-g'n and Ray-g'n, or Meg'n and Reg'n? Or Meeg / Reeg?
I've heard both Meg'n and May-g'n, usually Meg'n. But for Reagan, I've only heard Ray-g'n - Rayg like in fragrance - never Reg'n like in regular.
This message was edited 8/6/2020, 12:19 PM
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