How do you pronounce "aunt"?

[DizBelle]

And where are you from?

 

[hereyago]

And where are you from?

I voted like Ah-nt.

I am kind of from a few different places as my df was in the military.
We settled here in the SE part of Va because my mom's family was from here.
If I said ant, I would be corrected to use "proper" English.

 

[Elle23]

Ant and I'm from Texas. Yeehaw....

 

[Heidict]

Ant. Even though I live in CT now I was raised in California and Oregon.

 

[ronandannette]

Ant. I'm a Canadian - I've never heard it pronounced the other way except on TV.

 

[ols386]

Like ant. I'm originally from Indiana.

 

[hereyago]

Like ant. I'm originally from Indiana.

My df was from Terre Haute. He was brought up using ant as well.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

I pronounce it ant, my son pronounces it ah-nt, and I think my daughter pronounces it ant. I raised them both the same, but for some reason he pronounces the word differently.

 

[jevs]

Ah-nt.

 

[McNs]

Ah-nt.

New Zealand.

 

[E&Cmom]

Ant- Canadian

Having Britsh family(inlaws) and friends I know I have heard it as Ah-nt.

 

[kimblebee]

Ant. I'm a Canadian - I've never heard it pronounced the other way except on TV.

Same here.

 

[MrsDuck]

Ant. I'm from FL but my parents are from WV and OH.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I voted other, because I call my aunts "Ant ____" and DH's aunts "Au-nt ____". Mine are from western New York, and his are from Massachusetts. I just go with what sounds right to them.

 

[Disneylover99]

Ant/Anty
Toronto/NFLD

 

[scrhsa]

Mostly its aint for us. I grew up in Texas but my Mom is from NC so most of the time it came out as aint in her beautiful southern drawl

 

[Christine]

Ant. Born in raised in the DC area.

 

[Poohforyou]

I voted like Ah-nt.

I am kind of from a few different places as my df was in the military.
We settled here in the SE part of Va because my mom's family was from here.
If I said ant, I would be corrected to use "proper" English.

It's actually proper english to pronounce it either way. Ah-nt is close to the British pronunciation but either way is correct.

I'm from NJ and always thought people who said ah-nt were trying to sound fancy. Sort of like people holding their pinky out when drinking tea (that isn't really done).

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Ah-nt - Massachusetts.

 

[willowsnn3]

Ant or Ain't. From the backwoods of Georgia.