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Are these two words interchangeable in terms of pronounciation?
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Right. If you live in Moronville you would say "no".Depends on where you live.
yeswhich question(s) are we answering?1) Do "dawn" and "don" rhyme?2) Well? 3) Do you say "dawn" and "don" rhyme?4) Are these two words interchangeable in terms of pronounciation?
Yes.Are these two words
100% serious. No I don't. And it's not just because that's how I say them. It's how I hear people say it as well.You honestly mean to tell me that if someone told you "My cousin Dawn is coming to town." you would automatically know they meant a female named "Dawn" and not a man named "Don"?#### no and you know it.
100% interchangeable.100% serious. No I don't. And it's not just because that's how I say them. It's how I hear people say it as well.You honestly mean to tell me that if someone told you "My cousin Dawn is coming to town." you would automatically know they meant a female named "Dawn" and not a man named "Don"?#### no and you know it.
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Yes. That's why they're pronounced differently.You honestly mean to tell me that if someone told you "My cousin Dawn is coming to town." you would automatically know they meant a female named "Dawn" and not a man named "Don"?
What American accent do you have?Your Result: The WestMatthias said:Think I've posted this before, but this test will tell you if you are from Moronville then.And no, they don't exactly rhyme. "Don" has a more clipped vowel pronunciation. Do you think that dawn rhymes with bon as in bon bon?Right. If you live in Moronville you would say "no".Depends on where you live.
All four of these rhyme.You people are so weird.Fawn rhymes with DawnCon ryhmes with Don
cool link...accurate for me anyways.Matthias said:Think I've posted this before, but this test will tell you if you are from Moronville then.And no, they don't exactly rhyme. "Don" has a more clipped vowel pronunciation. Do you think that dawn rhymes with bon as in bon bon?Right. If you live in Moronville you would say "no".Depends on where you live.
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All four of these rhyme.You people are so weird.Fawn rhymes with DawnCon ryhmes with Don
All four of these rhyme.You people are so weird.Fawn rhymes with DawnCon ryhmes with Don
Scarily accurate for me, too.cool link...accurate for me anyways.Matthias said:Think I've posted this before, but this test will tell you if you are from Moronville then.And no, they don't exactly rhyme. "Don" has a more clipped vowel pronunciation. Do you think that dawn rhymes with bon as in bon bon?Right. If you live in Moronville you would say "no".Depends on where you live.
Yes.Matthias said:Think I've posted this before, but this test will tell you if you are from Moronville then.And no, they don't exactly rhyme. "Don" has a more clipped vowel pronunciation. Do you think that dawn rhymes with bon as in bon bon?Right. If you live in Moronville you would say "no".Depends on where you live.
Ditto here.People who don't leave their hometown areas are often shocked how much variation there is in pronunciation.cool link...accurate for me anyways.Matthias said:Think I've posted this before, but this test will tell you if you are from Moronville then.And no, they don't exactly rhyme. "Don" has a more clipped vowel pronunciation. Do you think that dawn rhymes with bon as in bon bon?Right. If you live in Moronville you would say "no".Depends on where you live.
ScoreboardAll four of these rhyme.You people are so weird.Fawn rhymes with DawnCon ryhmes with Don
I am the odd man out...way off for me.... Scarily accurate for me, too.
No, they don't. offdee's examples are valid.All four of these rhyme.You people are so weird.Fawn rhymes with Dawn
Con ryhmes with Don
I like new cousins that come to town.100% serious. No I don't. And it's not just because that's how I say them. It's how I hear people say it as well.You honestly mean to tell me that if someone told you "My cousin Dawn is coming to town." you would automatically know they meant a female named "Dawn" and not a man named "Don"?#### no and you know it.
Do all people from that midget of state you live in talk this way?No, they don't. offdee's examples are valid.All four of these rhyme.You people are so weird.Fawn rhymes with Dawn
Con ryhmes with Don
I actually had this debate with Smoo in 2004. It got to the point where he actually called me on the phone to hear how these two names are in fact pronounced differently. His position didn't officially change, but he conceded that he could see how I could perceive there is a difference.
I think that thread was nuked, but he makes reference to it here.
DON doesn't rhyme with DAWN.
DON rhymes with JOHN.
one's a chick and one's a dude
Ask Daisy Mae how she say don and dawn.I like new cousins that come to town.100% serious. No I don't. And it's not just because that's how I say them. It's how I hear people say it as well.You honestly mean to tell me that if someone told you "My cousin Dawn is coming to town." you would automatically know they meant a female named "Dawn" and not a man named "Don"?#### no and you know it.
JOHN and DAWN ####### RHYME!!!No, they don't. offdee's examples are valid.All four of these rhyme.You people are so weird.Fawn rhymes with Dawn
Con ryhmes with Don
I actually had this debate with Smoo in 2004. It got to the point where he actually called me on the phone to hear how these two names are in fact pronounced differently. His position didn't officially change, but he conceded that he could see how I could perceive there is a difference.
I think that thread was nuked, but he makes reference to it here.
DON doesn't rhyme with DAWN.
DON rhymes with JOHN.
Can you describe phoenetically how you pronounce these words?Fawn/Dawn Use the speaker symbolAll four of these rhyme.You people are so weird.Fawn rhymes with Dawn
Con ryhmes with Don
ITYM "that midget state in which I live."Do all people from that midget of state you live in talk this way?No, they don't. offdee's examples are valid.All four of these rhyme.You people are so weird.Fawn rhymes with Dawn
Con ryhmes with Don
I actually had this debate with Smoo in 2004. It got to the point where he actually called me on the phone to hear how these two names are in fact pronounced differently. His position didn't officially change, but he conceded that he could see how I could perceive there is a difference.
I think that thread was nuked, but he makes reference to it here.
DON doesn't rhyme with DAWN.
DON rhymes with JOHN.
I think he needs to watch Kindergarten Cop.one's a chick and one's a dude
Actually that's a good point. They're homophones.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.
exactly. "there" does rhyme with "they're" though.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.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.
Matthias said:Oh man. Now we got complications.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.
Good point. Don and Dawn are half rhymes, but I don't think that is what the posters are talking about.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.
No they are not. They are half rhymes.Actually that's a good point. They're homophones.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.