Why can't get say it right?!

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Ok, so I need a bit of advice... I have a 6 week old daughter who is literally the best thing since sliced bread! Me and my OH chose the name Erin for her which we both adore, however, the MIL can't seem to pronounce it right. Every time she says her name she pronounces it ERUN! It drives me mad! I even make a point of over pronouncing the IN part in front of her but she doesn't get the hint! How do I approach this? Or am I being too sensitive about it? It's a 4 letter name, it shouldn't be hard to get right!? Sorry for the rant (and breathe)

It's a lovely name. You need to stop the hints. One of you needs to explain she's pronouncing it wrong. Or it will drive you batshit stabby forever.

I think you might be being sensitive. I'm my accent, it sounds like Erun. I'm not sure I could get too excited about it.

Yeah totally depends on accent I think. Where is she from? You'll just need to tell her how to pronounce it, might take a while but eventually she'll get the hint!

Yeah. Id say it like Erun too. Not intentionally. But thats my accent too.

Where I’m from it would definitely be erun. (Terrible accent)

Erm I’d pronounce it Er-Uhn in my accent too. Would feel really fake saying Er-IN

I knew this would be a mil thread!

I say a sort of mixture-something like Er-yin. I speak posh SE. People will say it differently. Sorry-but they will.

I don’t understand the thread title. Maybe your MIL doesn’t understand how to pronounce the name. Say something or have her say it forever.

Congratulations by the way. Lovely name.

I swear, the other day it actually sounded like she said Evan. I also think because I'm now listening out for it, it stands out so much more! We are northerners but no one else pronounces her name like this. It's awkward for me cos I really get on with her as well... I just want to shake her when she does it!

My (Donegal) accent would put it more like Erne, but if it's annoying you then you have to say to her now before it drives you batty.

Typo on the title.. soz!

There's an Erin in my dc's class and her mum says Erun and it drives me mad! Weirdly the girl and brother say it properly, perhaps the Dad says it like that? Much nicer as Erin!

Is she from Sheffield?

I'm north west and I say Erin. I'd tell your MIL you pronounce it "in"

Id just tell her straight up its erIN. I get how infuriating it can be, sometime people simply cant accept they are pronouncing it wrong.

My son is called Isaac what could go wrong? My FIL insists after 5 years to still say Isuck, sounds terrible and harsh. Im still trying to get him to say it correctly. Id rather him not use my sons name at all and just use his nickname than keep pronouncing it wrong.

I’m scottish and I say it Erun. It’s just my accent

Making an unstressed syllables into a schwa (the technical term for the default 'er' sound) is terribly common in many accents. I get that it rankles because it's your MIL, but I think this is one you need to let go.

She's not being nasty on purpose, she's simply speaking in her own voice. Your DD will encounter many people with regional accents over her lifetime and will learn how her name sounds.

(I don't see this as a name with more than one pronunciation (like Claudia) but rather a difference in accents, and you just can't change someone else's accent).

It used to drive my mum mad when my nan used to call my sister ‘jozie’ Instead of ‘josie’ But it was genuinely an accent thing. I doubt she’s doing it to intentionally upset you.

It's difficult to say a name other than how you would say it... if that makes sense!
My DH (posh English) would say Charles as "Chahls" whereas I (not posh Scottish) would say "Charrulls" I couldn't say it any other way!

Say nothing to your MIL; perhaps as time goes by she'll be influenced by your pronunciation.

Love name Erin. OP, if you don't think it's a regional accent that's causing your MIL to use that pronunciation, you need to knock this on the head with her sooner rather than later. The longer you leave it, the harder it will be to break the habit.

I'm a Tamzin. My husband still says it Tamzun after 20+ years due to accent. Meh, I let it go.

Congratulations op. You need to make peace with this, your mil will not be the only person in Erin's life who pronounces it like this. FWIW, I pronounce Helen as Helin and would pronounce Erin as Erin.

"Would feel really fake saying Er-IN"

Fake to say "in"?

Or do you mean that you can't say it?

I'm called Kate. All my in laws, including DP pronounce it with a long a sound- Kaate. I say Kait-with a clipped a. Because we have different accents.

Feel your pain. DD is Bridget, she gets Bridgit from many. Drives me insane. When I tell them her name I say Bridget. If I wanted Bridgit I would have either spelled it like that or pronounced it that way at introduction. I wish people would listen!!