Do the names Erin and Aaron sound the same to you? (live, vs.)

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by Vegabern

They're all the same. So are Aaron and Erin.

Didn't that poll show only Philly people pronounced them all differently?

Looks like Philly, NJ and NYC

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...c-divides.html

[Newsboy]

Speaking as someone with both in my family, I assure you they sound very much alike and are cause for much confusion (and humor) all the time.

"Erin!"
"What?"
"Not you, the other one."

[lammius]

Erin starts with an "Eh" sound like egg or enter.
Aaron starts with a short-a sound like apple.

[BajanYankee]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

Looks like Philly, NJ and NYC

Ya'll, you all, or you guys? Dialect maps showcase America's many linguistic divides | Mail Online

And apparently Boston and Providence.

[jennifat]

I had no idea Aaron and Erin were pronounced differently elsewhere...they're homonyms in Minnesota.

[snj90]

Different to me.

[DC's Finest]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

The one that gets me is Mary, Merry, Marry - all different to me and strange to think they would all sound the same

In DC, that's all the same.

[DC's Finest]

Originally Posted by BajanYankee

And apparently Boston and Providence.

All black people say Y'all. Northern blacks say it like Yaw. It's not dragged out. And southern blacks say it like Ya-owl.

[Bass&Catfish2008]

Originally Posted by eschaton

Just thought it was time for another language poll. Most of my friends growing up in Connecticut claimed they were the same, as do people in Pittsburgh. My family was originally from Philly, and I think they sound quite different.

Interchangeable for Okies.

Erin is usually used for girls here in Oklahoma while Aaron is used for boys.

[Bass&Catfish2008]

Originally Posted by Newsboy

Speaking as someone with both in my family, I assure you they sound very much alike and are cause for much confusion (and humor) all the time.

"Erin!"
"What?"
"Not you, the other one."