Mom's sister

[Sac Arrow]

Ant, or ont? Discuss....

 

[Sleepingsquirrel]

ontie

 

[overdrive148]

I'd like to buy a C, please!

 

[Bob Noel]

look in the dictionary.

 

[PaulS]

Aunt. änt

 

[eman1200]

Tanta

 

[Graueradler]

We regarded people who said "ont" as pretentious snobs.

 

[SCCutler]

We regarded people who said "ont" as pretentious snobs.

This, pretty much.

Seemed geographical, too...

 

[overdrive148]

This, pretty much.

Seemed geographical, too...

Speaking of geographical:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=0

 

[Sac Arrow]

Speaking of geographical:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=0

It pretty much has me pegged.

 

[PaulS]

We regarded people who said "ont" as pretentious snobs.

Pffft, who's really pretentious snobs here...... if it were supposed to be pronounced "ant" it would be spelled "ant".

 

[PaulS]

http://www.spelfabet.com.au/spelling-lists/sorted-by-sound/aw/au-as-in-faun/

 

[RotorDude]

It pretty much has me pegged.

Me too, I'm from Tulsa!

 

[overdrive148]

It pretty much has me pegged.

I was born in the High Desert and lived there for a good majority of my life. Germany for two years, OK for almost 3 now. Reading those questions and answering them didn't give me any indication that I had a dialect at all Disturbingly accurate. You guys and your roly-poly's!

 

[EppyGA]

Is this the best we can do when Mr. 6PC is on a cruise?

 

[Sac Arrow]

I was born in the High Desert and lived there for a good majority of my life. Germany for two years, OK for almost 3 now. Reading those questions and answering them didn't give me any indication that I had a dialect at all Disturbingly accurate. You guys and your roly-poly's!

I lived in the High Desert for a while and spent two years in Germany too!

 

[overdrive148]

I lived in the High Desert for a while and spent two years in Germany too!

I was in Kitzingen as an army brat, Harvey Barracks (now closed). Loved it there. Lived in Barstow, learned to fly in Apple Valley

 

[MAKG1]

It pretty much has me pegged.

Not me. Fresno, Salt Lake City, or Rochester?

All pretty wrong.

 

[Zeldman]

Where I come from its pronounced like "ain't".

A'int Hazel, can I drink some of your beer..???

Boy, you're cruisin' fer a bruisin'....go outside and cut me a switch..!!!

 

[Matthew]

Ant, just lik it's speled.

 

[Sac Arrow]

As I suspected, the ont crowd is a small but vocal minority.

 

[paflyer]

Where I come from its pronounced like "ain't".

A'int Hazel, can I drink some of your beer..???

Boy, you're cruisin' fer a bruisin'....go outside and cut me a switch..!!!

Where'd you grow up, Mayberry?

 

[Norman]

Boy, you're cruisin' fer a bruisin'....go outside and cut me a switch..!!!

That's the electrician's job.

 

[Zeldman]

Where'd you grow up, Mayberry?

Ain't Bee, when you die do you go to heaven feet first?

No, no I don't think so, why do you axe?

Well...I saw Miss Clara was layin' on th' bed with her feet up'n the air, screaming Oh god I'm coming..!!! And she would have if Barney hadna been on top of her holdin' her down...

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

but....what if it's Dad's sis....?

 

[Sac Arrow]

but....what if it's Dad's sis....?

Good point. I suppose I could have gone there. I have both.

 

[jordane93]

Ant..