2007-05-23 17:13:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
IT IS PRONOUNCED " ANT " Most teachers nowadays are teaching it totally wrong. But I am a world renown English expert. I have been teaching for 56 1/2 years, so don't F with me Bozo! Only idiots pronounce it " AHNT" Jeez
2007-05-23 17:27:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
Sometimes pronunciation of English is a little complicated. If you there in The USA speak aunt like ant why don't you write the same? ANT! Or say different. The first time I said it sounds strange like if I am calling my aunt of ant. Really. In my language both are very different.
2007-05-23 17:31:23 · answer #2 · answered by Star 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where you are. Different pronunciations of aunt are considered "correct" in different countries, or even in different parts of the same country.
In the part of Canada in which I grew up, I only ever heard it pronounced "ant".
In Australia, where I live now, people laugh at me when I say "ant". Everyone here says "ahnt".
2007-05-23 18:57:03 · answer #3 · answered by grammarhammer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what part of the country you live in. Some places they say 'ant' in other places (like where I live in New England) they say 'ahnt.' BOTH are correct.
There are many words that have more than one CORRECT pronunciation -- route and tomato are two that come to mind right now.
2007-05-23 17:29:19 · answer #4 · answered by luvrats 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As every non-gay, English speaking American knows. It is pronounced ANT. People that say AHNT are really illegal Canadians who snuck across the border into this country only to say AHNT, and then go back and tell their fellow Canucks that they are corrupting those good Americans by not pronouncing words the right way. Shame on you ShoeHo!
2007-05-24 02:41:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Every decent American knows that it is pronounced ANT. Only Canadian Communists say AHNT. That shoe chick is full of poop.
2007-05-24 02:33:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the word "aunt", "au" is pronounced as it is in the word "autism". It doesn't matter where you live or what your culture is, the correct pronunciation as in the word above. An "ant" is what crawls along your picnic table.
2007-05-24 02:15:27 · answer #7 · answered by SHOE HO 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Depends on the culture.
Ant, Ain't, Ahnt.
2007-05-23 17:56:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The shoeho don't know what she be talking about. Everyone knows that its pronounced ANT. Anyone who says otherwise just be talking out dey asss
2007-05-24 02:27:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
untie...lol. Just playing i have heard tons of people pronouce it like that, and it drives me nuts! I would say it's pronounces like the word Ant.
2007-05-23 17:25:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋