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How do you pronounce the word/name "dawn"?
Do you pronounce it more like the "Don" in Donald, or do you pronounce the "awwww" strongly, with a very obvious "w" sound in it?
At work, I thought the person on the phone, a Texan man, was asking for the president of the company, Don, when he was asking for a woman named Dawn. I was very embarrassed. He kept saying Dawn like "don" and that doesn't sound right to me. I guess it's a regional thing!
The latter, though even then, there's barely a noticeable difference in how it sounds. The "aw" sound is held just a split second longer. Over the phone, this would be especially hard to notice.
I am not a native English speaker, so I've had to 'adopt' a certain accent to come across as half-ineligible. It used to be an unholy American-Israeli mishmash, and now I've evolved into a mostly British-sounding bloke, with a hint of many other accents. British accents make you sound more clever and sophisticated, even if you're a complete dolt, so...
'Dohn' it is. :D
I wasn't aware there was anyone who didn't pronounced the "w." Though I guess if anyone would, it'd be hicks (note that Southerners are the same heretics who use "Coke" to describe all sodas).
I... you're supposed to say the w? I guess I'm a hick then.
... when my grandma says my dad's middle name (which is don) she always drawls it out anyway.
"daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahn"
Dorn
so it's 'daw-n' ? eff that. It's don. As in 6am is when Don woke up; at dawn.
I'm not from the the south, but I saw "don".
"dawwwwn"
DAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNN!
Seriously I pronounce my AWWWWW soo very well!
I love how people can't pronounce my sur-name lol people always get it wrong.
I hear the "aw" when I pronounce it because I'm conscious of the fact that I'm saying "Dawn" and not "Don," but in reality it sounds exactly the same. The difference is in my imagination. If you heard someone else say it and didn't specifically know that they were saying "Dawn" you wouldn't pick it up unless they really drew it out. Like "daw-n" with a really thick southern drawl. And in that case it's likely "Don" would be pronounced the same way.
The coke thing is more true to people over the age of sixty than Southerners in general. My grandparents who have never left the state of Illinois do this, as well as say things like "warsh" instead of "wash." xDQuote:
Originally Posted by Raistlin
I'm from the NYC area, and we love our awwwwww sounds. :bigsmile:
I can't hear the difference between Don "Don" and and Dawn "Dahn" whatsoever. Someone at the office who was from the south tried to explain it to me, but my ears couldn't pick it up. XD I felt silly.
The latter~
Don.
Listen to the Englishman give you a lesson in pronouncing the name Don and the name Dawn. You filthy yanks! :bigsmile:
I pronounce it with the same vowel sound as in your, so a bit like dorn without an r sound. Or i just say sunrise.
'dorn'.
I say Dååån.
Okay so one is Don and one is Dorn. How sad to have a name that rhymes with Corn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceglow
someone make an audio thread so i can hear all your lovely voices again....
Dorn.
...they're pronounced the same. :colbert:
Dorn! :)
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Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪Okay so one is Don and one is Dorn. How sad to have a name that rhymes with Corn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceglow
Really! Dorn sounds really weird. Maybe with a British accept, it's acceptable. Without it, unacceptable! :greenie:Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod
I know that I physically move my lips to enunciate the "w" though it's not something you might perceive while listening to me.
Holy snap, I do too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rantzien
dorn - pronounced like yawn ^^
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Originally Posted by boris no no
I see no conceivable way that you could get 'don' from 'dawn'.
Dwam
I see no conceivable way that you could get 'dorn' from 'dawn'. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by eternal essence^ThisQuote:
Originally Posted by boris no no
I see no conceivable way that you could get 'don' from 'dawn'.
I pronounce the w very audibly. Not that I'm southern or anything. I didn't know people pronounced it like Don?
Courtesy of Iceglow; for your convenience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪I see no conceivable way that you could get 'dorn' from 'dawn'. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by eternal essence^ThisQuote:
Originally Posted by boris no no
I see no conceivable way that you could get 'don' from 'dawn'.
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Originally Posted by Iceglow
It depends on how critical I am being. If I am speaking to people who do not really care, I'll say "don". If I am giving a speech or presentation that includes the word, I will say "dawn" with a short, drawn-out aw. I tend to speak candidly around my friends.
English accents are silly. Doooooorn.
ewwww:trout:Quote:
Originally Posted by Shiny
I remember that pig! Psy had him in a magnificent Signature. :bigsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by Raistlin
"Don" and "Dawn" are pronounced exactly the same. I do not understand how people can say 'pronounce the w.' The "aw" and short "o" are the exact same sound.
Dawn is to Yawn....Yawn is to Pawn....Pawn is to Pon and Pon is Don..
So Don is Dawn!
Dorn.
Like the Barbarian from Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2.
how on earth do you guys pronounce yawn then :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪I see no conceivable way that you could get 'dorn' from 'dawn'. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by eternal essence^ThisQuote:
Originally Posted by boris no no
I see no conceivable way that you could get 'don' from 'dawn'.
scandinavians unite.Quote:
Originally Posted by MirageHoly snap, I do too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rantzien
I don't get it either... I guess it's a silent 'r'Quote:
Originally Posted by boris no nohow on earth do you guys pronounce yawn then :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪I see no conceivable way that you could get 'dorn' from 'dawn'. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by eternal essence^ThisQuote:
Originally Posted by boris no no
I see no conceivable way that you could get 'don' from 'dawn'.
Without a randomly-inserted "r." And instead like it's spelled.Quote:
Originally Posted by boris no nohow on earth do you guys pronounce yawn then :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪
O_o you pronounce it 'Da-double u-n??Quote:
Originally Posted by RaistlinWithout a randomly-inserted "r." And instead like it's spelled.Quote:
Originally Posted by boris no nohow on earth do you guys pronounce yawn then :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪
Yes, just like that.
"Dorn" is almost as bad as "leftenant" (for lieutenant). You Brits and your random-letter fetish.
Pffft I am rubber you are glue!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Raistlin
Best smurfing character. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Quin
*plays with rubber*Quote:
Originally Posted by boris no noPffft I am rubber you are glue!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Raistlin
"Yahn"Quote:
Originally Posted by boris no nohow on earth do you guys pronounce yawn then :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪I see no conceivable way that you could get 'dorn' from 'dawn'. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by eternal essence^ThisQuote:
Originally Posted by boris no no
I see no conceivable way that you could get 'don' from 'dawn'.
ok - close to yorn... so you should pronounce Dawn as D-ah-n!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪"Yahn"Quote:
Originally Posted by boris no nohow on earth do you guys pronounce yawn then :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪I see no conceivable way that you could get 'dorn' from 'dawn'. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by eternal essence^ThisQuote:
Originally Posted by boris no no
I see no conceivable way that you could get 'don' from 'dawn'.
How the Christ can anyone interpret "aw" as "ah"? xD
If something's cute, do you guys go "ahhhhhhh"?
Basically, but with a "wuh" at the end. Do you go "arrrrrrrr"?
I finally stopped being lazy and gave my pronunciation the old recording.
I have a bit of a rasp in my voice this morning. I didn't have my coffee yet. x_x
Rubah your voice is so mielleuse
thank you :o that's a new one on me
Usually when I'm "aw"ing at something cute, I don't use my normal tone of voice. The "aw" is greatly exaggerated and you can distinguish it from "ah." If I were to say "yawn" in that same tone then it would sound like "yawn" as opposed to "yahn."Quote:
Originally Posted by Quin
Oh god, I don't know, :| so im gonna say pass. Next question please. :)
The latter as my accent is fairly close to RP.