ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net to AskUSA@discuss.onlineEnglish · 17 hours agoDo you pronounce the names "Eric" and "Erica" mostly the same? How many syllables each?message-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11
arrow-up113arrow-down1message-squareDo you pronounce the names "Eric" and "Erica" mostly the same? How many syllables each?ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net to AskUSA@discuss.onlineEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-square0x01linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 hours agoWith an accent it sounds more like airk and airkuh
minus-squarepaysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 hours agoThat’s interesting. I say ayrn for iron, but air-i-ka for Erica. Don’t know what my rule is for that.
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agomine too, which is what got me thinkin’
minus-squareWhiteOakBayou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 hours agoWith my accent it sure does.
With an accent it sounds more like airk and airkuh
That’s interesting. I say ayrn for iron, but air-i-ka for Erica. Don’t know what my rule is for that.
Aaron earned the iron urn
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mine too, which is what got me thinkin’
With my accent it sure does.