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Because we pronounce our words correctly.How are you screwtards voting yes here?
Because we pronounce our words correctly.How are you screwtards voting yes here?
Fair point, except that you don't.Because we pronounce our words correctly.How are you screwtards voting yes here?
You know that thing that hangs over your head to keep out the sun and rain? An awning? Do you giys pronounce that "onning"??They all rhyme.Dawn rhymes with lawn.Don rhymes with con.Con does not rhyme with lawn.Therefore, dawn does not rhyme with don.
Awn3d!You know that thing that hangs over your head to keep out the sun and rain? An awning? Do you giys pronounce that "onning"??They all rhyme.Dawn rhymes with lawn.Don rhymes with con.Con does not rhyme with lawn.Therefore, dawn does not rhyme with don.
lolThey all rhyme.Dawn rhymes with lawn.Don rhymes with con.Con does not rhyme with lawn.Therefore, dawn does not rhyme with don.
Yes. Because that's how it is pronounced.You know that thing that hangs over your head to keep out the sun and rain? An awning? Do you giys pronounce that "onning"??They all rhyme.Dawn rhymes with lawn.Don rhymes with con.Con does not rhyme with lawn.Therefore, dawn does not rhyme with don.
That sounds like it would be a reasonable argument. So does the oh in John make a different sound than if his name was just Jon? The spellings may all be different, but dawn = john = shonne = deion = obi-wan = han solo = bon bon = yvonne.They didn't put the "aw" there just for shtick, Fred. Aw != o
I didn't even realize this one was in question.Yes. Because that's how it is pronounced.You know that thing that hangs over your head to keep out the sun and rain? An awning? Do you giys pronounce that "onning"??They all rhyme.Dawn rhymes with lawn.Don rhymes with con.Con does not rhyme with lawn.Therefore, dawn does not rhyme with don.
Aw-NingnotOn-ingI didn't even realize this one was in question.Yes. Because that's how it is pronounced.You know that thing that hangs over your head to keep out the sun and rain? An awning? Do you giys pronounce that "onning"??They all rhyme.Dawn rhymes with lawn.Don rhymes with con.Con does not rhyme with lawn.Therefore, dawn does not rhyme with don.
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"?
The word awning rhymes with fawning and spawning and conning and on-ing.Aw-NingnotOn-ing
Fixed.Only communists pronounce them differently.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.
The word aw-ning rhymes with faw-ning and spaw-ning and co-nning and on-ing.Aw-Ning
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I KNOWGoing with "yes" here.ETA> Wow, I'm on the losing side. Really?
I have no idea what you're trying to accomplish with this bolding. In your tinitic world, is awning more of an o-uh sound like dawn is pronounced doe-uhn? And does conning somehow inherit this?The word aw-ning rhymes with faw-ning and spaw-ning and co-nning and on-ing.Aw-Ning
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On-ing
Don't you people speak English?40% of people wrong. Sad day in the FFA.
who says doe-uhn? that sounds made up. I don't think many people in here pronounce it like that.there is a better/normal way to pronounce dawn that is still very distinct from don.I have no idea what you're trying to accomplish with this bolding. In your tinitic world, is awning more of an o-uh sound like dawn is pronounced doe-uhn? And does conning somehow inherit this?The word aw-ning rhymes with faw-ning and spaw-ning and co-nning and on-ing.Aw-Ning
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On-ing
Maybe he learned how to speak English from educated people who speak the language properly.why does Bostonfred talk like he's from California?
Dawn is monosyllabic. It just doesn't rhyme with Don.I have no idea what you're trying to accomplish with this bolding. In your tinitic world, is awning more of an o-uh sound like dawn is pronounced doe-uhn? And does conning somehow inherit this?The word aw-ning rhymes with faw-ning and spaw-ning and co-nning and on-ing.Aw-Ning
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On-ing
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/awningThe word awning rhymes with fawning and spawning and conning and on-ing.Aw-Ning
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On-ing
Wait. Is there a third pronunciation where dawn is distinct from don and yet does not sound like doe-uhn? Say doe-uhn real quickly - merge them from two syllables into a syllable and a half. If this sounds nothing like how you pronounce dawn to you, then I'm intrigued.who says doe-uhn? that sounds made up. I don't think many people in here pronounce it like that.there is a better/normal way to pronounce dawn that is still very distinct from don.one has an "aww" in the middle. one doesn't. I'm assuming the west coast people (and Fred apparently) just ignore the w.
results of this poll and the PBS article I linked suggest otherwise.in what possible way is it "proper" to be unable to distinguish two completely different sounds?Maybe he learned how to speak English from educated people who speak the language properly.why does Bostonfred talk like he's from California?
Dawn doesn't have an O in it so why would anyone pronounce it like a female deer?Wait. Is there a third pronunciation where dawn is distinct from don and yet does not sound like doe-uhn? Say doe-uhn real quickly - merge them from two syllables into a syllable and a half. If this sounds nothing like how you pronounce dawn to you, then I'm intrigued.who says doe-uhn? that sounds made up. I don't think many people in here pronounce it like that.there is a better/normal way to pronounce dawn that is still very distinct from don.one has an "aww" in the middle. one doesn't. I'm assuming the west coast people (and Fred apparently) just ignore the w.
Why bother listening? Obviously some people have difficulties hearing the differences in the vowel sounds. But look at the pronunciation key. Don and Dawn are different. If they sounded the same, they'd have the same pronunciation key.http://www.thefreedictionary.com/awningThe word awning rhymes with fawning and spawning and conning and on-ing.Aw-Ning
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Play the pronunciation audio.
Ray a drop of golden sun...Dawn doesn't have an O in it so why would anyone pronounce it like a female deer?Wait. Is there a third pronunciation where dawn is distinct from don and yet does not sound like doe-uhn? Say doe-uhn real quickly - merge them from two syllables into a syllable and a half. If this sounds nothing like how you pronounce dawn to you, then I'm intrigued.who says doe-uhn? that sounds made up. I don't think many people in here pronounce it like that.there is a better/normal way to pronounce dawn that is still very distinct from don.one has an "aww" in the middle. one doesn't. I'm assuming the west coast people (and Fred apparently) just ignore the w.
whoa - that test was dead on.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.
I've never heard anyone pronounce Dawn as "don" or as "doe-uhn". It's not 1.5 syllables, it's just 1 syllable. But it's a different vowel sound than don.Wait. Is there a third pronunciation where dawn is distinct from don and yet does not sound like doe-uhn? Say doe-uhn real quickly - merge them from two syllables into a syllable and a half. If this sounds nothing like how you pronounce dawn to you, then I'm intrigued.who says doe-uhn? that sounds made up. I don't think many people in here pronounce it like that.there is a better/normal way to pronounce dawn that is still very distinct from don.one has an "aww" in the middle. one doesn't. I'm assuming the west coast people (and Fred apparently) just ignore the w.
results of this poll and the PBS article I linked suggest otherwise.in what possible way is it "proper" to be unable to distinguish two completely different sounds?Maybe he learned how to speak English from educated people who speak the language properly.why does Bostonfred talk like he's from California?
It's not that I'm incapable of hearing this constant assault on the English language, it's that I refuse to participate in it.
Whoa now. Since when is a Philly accent considered correct?results of this poll and the PBS article I linked suggest otherwise.in what possible way is it "proper" to be unable to distinguish two completely different sounds?Maybe he learned how to speak English from educated people who speak the language properly.why does Bostonfred talk like he's from California?
I'm trying to describe the vowel sound your "aw" makes. It's hard to do without hearing them. The best description I can give besides o-uh is that it sounds like the throat clearing sound the dude makes in that Disturbed song when he does that oo wah-ah-ah-ah.... aw. aw. aw. aw. oo-wah-ah-ah-ah. And note that I'm distinguishing between aw and ah in the above, because I'm describing your version of "aw".I've never heard anyone pronounce Dawn as "don" or as "doe-uhn". It's not 1.5 syllables, it's just 1 syllable. But it's a different vowel sound than don.Wait. Is there a third pronunciation where dawn is distinct from don and yet does not sound like doe-uhn? Say doe-uhn real quickly - merge them from two syllables into a syllable and a half. If this sounds nothing like how you pronounce dawn to you, then I'm intrigued.who says doe-uhn? that sounds made up. I don't think many people in here pronounce it like that.there is a better/normal way to pronounce dawn that is still very distinct from don.one has an "aww" in the middle. one doesn't. I'm assuming the west coast people (and Fred apparently) just ignore the w.
Hello, exactly.Dawn doesn't have an O in it so why would anyone pronounce it like a female deer?Wait. Is there a third pronunciation where dawn is distinct from don and yet does not sound like doe-uhn? Say doe-uhn real quickly - merge them from two syllables into a syllable and a half. If this sounds nothing like how you pronounce dawn to you, then I'm intrigued.who says doe-uhn? that sounds made up. I don't think many people in here pronounce it like that.there is a better/normal way to pronounce dawn that is still very distinct from don.one has an "aww" in the middle. one doesn't. I'm assuming the west coast people (and Fred apparently) just ignore the w.
I see where you went wrong.What two words amongst the known human languages that are pronounced exactly the same DON'T RHYME?
this is ridiculous. they are pronounced exactly the same.
it's not a Philly thing. It's the world vs California (and Fred)Whoa now. Since when is a Philly accent considered correct?results of this poll and the PBS article I linked suggest otherwise.in what possible way is it "proper" to be unable to distinguish two completely different sounds?Maybe he learned how to speak English from educated people who speak the language properly.why does Bostonfred talk like he's from California?
And the entire Midwest.it's not a Philly thing. It's the world vs California (and Fred)Whoa now. Since when is a Philly accent considered correct?results of this poll and the PBS article I linked suggest otherwise.in what possible way is it "proper" to be unable to distinguish two completely different sounds?Maybe he learned how to speak English from educated people who speak the language properly.why does Bostonfred talk like he's from California?
Do you pronounce "gown" and "gone" the same?I'm trying to describe the vowel sound your "aw" makes. It's hard to do without hearing them. The best description I can give besides o-uh is that it sounds like the throat clearing sound the dude makes in that Disturbed song when he does that oo wah-ah-ah-ah.... aw. aw. aw. aw. oo-wah-ah-ah-ah. And note that I'm distinguishing between aw and ah in the above, because I'm describing your version of "aw".I've never heard anyone pronounce Dawn as "don" or as "doe-uhn". It's not 1.5 syllables, it's just 1 syllable. But it's a different vowel sound than don.Wait. Is there a third pronunciation where dawn is distinct from don and yet does not sound like doe-uhn? Say doe-uhn real quickly - merge them from two syllables into a syllable and a half. If this sounds nothing like how you pronounce dawn to you, then I'm intrigued.who says doe-uhn? that sounds made up. I don't think many people in here pronounce it like that.there is a better/normal way to pronounce dawn that is still very distinct from don.one has an "aww" in the middle. one doesn't. I'm assuming the west coast people (and Fred apparently) just ignore the w.
In Michigan we actually pronounce things correctly.And the entire Midwest.it's not a Philly thing. It's the world vs California (and Fred)
the midwest and east pronounces them differently than they do out west. that's the whole point here.And the entire Midwest.it's not a Philly thing. It's the world vs California (and Fred)
Oh come on. Dawn has a freakin W in it. It's pronounced. Don doesn't. The mouth is in an entirely different shape when pronouncing Don (relaxed, almost a smile) and Dawn (rounded).this is ridiculous. they are pronounced exactly the same.
It's to hearing what being color blind is to sight. They apparently honestly cannot hear the difference.40% of people wrong. Sad day in the FFA.
Everyone I know from Nebraska/Iowa pronounces them the same. Maybe I should say "great plains" instead of Midwest.the midwest and east pronounces them differently than they do out west. that's the whole point here.And the entire Midwest.it's not a Philly thing. It's the world vs California (and Fred)