Do "dawn" and "don" rhyme? (1 Viewer)

[GDogg]

I thought the question was whether the two words rhyme or not. Not how we form our mouths, or if the sounds are exactly the same or not, or how they are spelled.

They can be used in rhyme because they are similar enough to be used in that way. Even if you pronounce them differently, imo.

So "yes" is the clear, correct answer here.

No, they are 'near-rhymes' or 'false rhymes' which are still often used in songs but don't actually rhyme.

Neither pronunciation scheme is correct or incorrect -- they are merely dialectical variants.More info here.

No, there is a correct way. You pronounce them differently so you can tell the difference. Thus my sister Dawn should never be confused with my brother Don.

Do you pronounce "they're," "their," and "their" differently so people can tell the difference?

 

[Offa]

15 pages? Christ.

 

[Radical Larry]

15 pages? Christ.

We don't need your kind here, Ringo.

 

[17seconds]

Does "white" rhyme with "height"?

So then why doesn't "dawn" rhyme with "don"?

or are you d-bags pronouncing the w's and h's here like some old faeg on PBS radio?

 

[Radical Larry]

Does "white" rhyme with "height"?So then why doesn't "dawn" rhyme with "don"?or are you d-bags pronouncing the w's and h's here like some old faeg on PBS radio?

Cool WHip.

 

[Jeremy]

Great example of how different Dawn is from Don. Can people really hear that as "Don"?

 

[FatMax]

Yeah, now I'm at a laws.

that works.Loss, Floss, Toss, and TDoss all use the same vowel sound as Dawn.

Agreed. So does Don.

 

[glumpy]

exerpt from: Language change--Vowel Shifting

:hawnda:

I posted that freaking link and story twice yesterday.

Sorry about that. I don't get to dwelll on here lately as much as I'd prefer.

 

[FatMax]

Paws and pause are pronounced identically.

we agree on Paws and Pause

Do you say paws and pause like the first syllable in positive?

hell no.

Awesome

 

[GDogg]

What happens if we throw Shaun White into the mix?What does he rhyme with??There is no W.Does Shaun rhyme with Shawn?

Sean, Shawn, Shaun all sound the same and nothing like Son, Sun, or Shun.

Do you pronounce Don like the word son (but obviously with a "d")? If so, you're right. It is the "o" in Don that's the issue and not the aw in Dawn.

 

[roadkill1292]

It is the "o" in Don that's the issue and not the aw in Dawn.

That's the problem. These guys pronounce a small body of water "pawnd."

 

[Thorn]

we agree on Paws and Pause

Do you say paws and pause like the first syllable in positive?

hell no.

 

[jon_mx]

Delta Don, what's that flower you have onDawn Rickles.Yep, interchangeable.

yeah, I think if you called a Don, Dawn, they would notice.

 

[GDogg]

It is the "o" in Don that's the issue and not the aw in Dawn.

That's the problem. These guys pronounce a small body of water "pawnd."

Pond and pawnd are pronounced the same.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Paws and pause are pronounced identically.

we agree on Paws and Pause

Do you say paws and pause like the first syllable in positive?

hell no.

YES!

 

[St. Louis Bob]

jesus

 

[Zaxxon]

The real disagreement is with the pronunciation of "Dawn," and there will never be a consensus because it absolutely depends on where you live. I had to go to Boston for work several years ago, and a guy there kept raving about this hot new intern "Don" ... I made sure he was talking about a female, and finally, only after he WROTE her name did I realize it was "Dawn" he was saying.

Folks from Boston most definitely pronounce Don and Dawn differently.

Well, that settles that. This guy who was born and raised in Boston and said "Don" / "Dawn" indentically was just a figment of my imagination.

Maybe a sample size of more than one man would serve you a little better.

NTTAWWT?

 

[Zaxxon]

 

[Bonzai]

 

[Lake Titicaca]

What in the- How the hell is this thread 8 pages?

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Love the "fbgcapella" shtick. Does JoeT still have that bassnbrew email address?

 

[Radical Larry]

Have any Southerners chimed in yet?

 

[The Goat]

Wow.

I have a sibling named "Dawn", who has a cousin named "Don."

Conversations with both of them in the room have never been confusing because of their names; it's always pretty easy to determine who's being addressed.

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

Have any Southerners chimed in yet?

Y'all is not pronounced the same as doll.

 

[bostonfred]

Love the "fbgcapella" shtick. Does JoeT still have that bassnbrew email address?

If Youtube were run here, it would be fbgcapella fan already.

 

[Please See Mine]

So let me get this straight.....when I make an O with my mouth while saying Don, I'm suddenly now saying Dawn....even though it sounds identical?I'm sitting here in my office moving my mouth back and forth between wider and narrower saying, "Don, Don, Don, Don, Don..." Thanks to all of you who insist that this is some differnt pronunciation, my co-workers think I'm ######ed.

It must be impossible for a Hispanic person to order seltzer. Why are you bringing me salsa, I said i want salsa!

 

[Radical Larry]

Have any Southerners chimed in yet?

Y'all is not pronounced the same as doll.

Fantastic.

 

[Billy Bats]

WHAT?!?!?!? Lawn is LAW with a ####### n attached. Can you say LAW? Now add an N, and it's LAWN. NOT LON.

What the #### is wrong with you people???

I can't believe how many people say Dawn and Don the same way. YOU SOUND LIKE #######.

X

No, he's right, you do sound like #######.

 

[Doug B]

Have any Southerners chimed in yet?

Y'all is not pronounced the same as doll.

They've got the same vowel for me. New Orleans accents are not "rural Southern", though.

 

[Doug B]

Have any Southerners chimed in yet?

Several.

 

[Doug B]

It is the "o" in Don that's the issue and not the aw in Dawn.

That's the problem. These guys pronounce a small body of water "pawnd."

Which guys? The "Don=Dawn" crowd, or the "Don<>Dawn" crowd?

 

[Radical Larry]

Have any Southerners chimed in yet?

Several.

Actually it doesn't matter. Southerners have a legitimate excuse for the way they butcher the language.

 

[17seconds]

Have any Southerners chimed in yet?

Several.

Actually it doesn't matter. Southerners have a legitimate excuse for the way they butcher the language.

Yet a video from a dude in Baastan is submitted as evidence.

 

[Radical Larry]

Have any Southerners chimed in yet?

Several.

Actually it doesn't matter. Southerners have a legitimate excuse for the way they butcher the language.

Yet a video from a dude in Baastan is submitted as evidence.

Fred got it right.Hey I was trying to give Southerners a break here.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Have any Southerners chimed in yet?

Several.

Actually it doesn't matter. Southerners have a legitimate excuse for the way they butcher the language.

Yet a video from a dude in Baastan is submitted as evidence.

Bit of a lisp on that guy.

 

[snorlax]

I grew up in northern Wisconsin, and 99% of the people who grew up within 200 miles of me would answer no to this poll.

I also watched the youtube video, and I don't take issue with any of the pronunciations except for "flan," which was an abomination. "Laws" and "loss" would be the same if it weren't for the Z at the end of the first one. And of the many things Fred said which people have taken issue with, "melting pawt" hasn't been mentioned yet; that's just stupid.

 

[DoubleG]

Paws and pause are pronounced identically.

we agree on Paws and Pause

Do you say paws and pause like the first syllable in positive?

hell no.

Nicely played sir.You're pronouncing some of the words wrong, of course, but nicely played.

 

[This is LJ]

but thats the wrong way to say it. sounds like Daughn new yorkers are a bunch of inbred ####s

 

[This is LJ]

Not sure if srs. Can we get an upload from the other persuasion?

 

[Foosball God]

Paws and pause are pronounced identically.

we agree on Paws and Pause

Do you say paws and pause like the first syllable in positive?

hell no.

 

[Don't Noonan]

There is no question to me that they do rhyme. I am very surprised at the result of this poll. I grew up in Oregon and now live in Arizona. My wife's middle name is Dawn and she says that Don & Dawn sound exactly the same.

 

[cstu]

What happens if we throw Shaun White into the mix?

What does he rhyme with??

There is no W.

Does Shaun rhyme with Shawn?

Sean, Shawn, Shaun all sound the same and nothing like Son, Sun, or Shun.

Do you pronounce Don like the word son (but obviously with a "d")? If so, you're right. It is the "o" in Don that's the issue and not the aw in Dawn.

You mean "done"?

 

[shuke]

Whether you think they rhyme or not (THEY DON'T!) isn't even the big issue here. If you think both words are pronounced exactly the same way than that doesn't mean they rhyme.That's like saying "there" and "their" rhyme....that's not rhyming, that's just two different words having the exact same pronunciation.

It's too bad there's not a scale that rates how well two words rhyme with each other.

 

[shuke]

Does "white" rhyme with "height"?

Of course.

So then why doesn't "dawn" rhyme with "don"?

Because they have different vowel sounds, dumbawss.

 

[shuke]

Paws and pause are pronounced identically.

we agree on Paws and Pause

Do you say paws and pause like the first syllable in positive?

hell no.

 

[Klecker]

I would never have imagined this would even be a question, let alone a hotly debated one. "Dawn" and "Don" clearly do not rhyme unless you have some kind of speech impediment.

Fixed.Only communists pronounce them differently.

/mccarthy

Since McCarthy was from Wisconsin, he most definitely would have pronounced "Dawn" and "Don" differently.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Do I need to make a video now?

 

[Hoos First]

9 pages? They dont

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Do I need to make a video now?

Yes.