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[Opinions] Re: Erin
I was going to put this too! Except Karen is KAIR-in (ie rhyming with Erin) in the US I think?
Aaron.... the first vowel sound is like the one in 'cat' - that's the best description I can some up with.
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I don't say it like thatand I'm from the U.S. More like KA-rin, which does rhyme with Aaron. Well, most people from my area don't say KAIR-in but most people from the U.S. in general do. So you can ignore this if you want, lol.
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Mmm, i though Karen may have been a bad example.
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Many dialects simply don't distinguish those soundsHere in Alabama, Sarah, Erin, Aaron, Harry, Hairy, Air, Carey, Mary, and Karen all have the same initial sound. But in Boston, my cousin Harry says his name significantly differently from the word "Hairy," and says my sister Sarah's name differently from how we said it.I'm trying to begin to make the distinction myself, but not quite as severely as Bostonions do.anyway.
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