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Do you pronounce the names "Eric" and "Erica" mostly the same? How many syllables each? (slrpnk.net)
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[–] 0x01@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

With an accent it sounds more like airk and airkuh

[–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's interesting. I say ayrn for iron, but air-i-ka for Erica. Don't know what my rule is for that.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Aaron earned the iron urn

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Err err uh err err"

...

"What the f*ck, man, we really talk like that?"

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I love that video so much

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Original video for reference:

Apparently the original was posted by @dooleyfunny on Instagram, but the original seems to be lost to time. Fortunately we have Imgur: https://imgur.com/gallery/aaron-earned-iron-urn-5cWFy7K

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

With my accent it sure does.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago

mine too, which is what got me thinkin'