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Aaron - v - Arron

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2perkins · 12/09/2019 18:41

This name seems to have become popular lately but, people can't seem to grasp how to pronounce it...
It's AARON as in air-on (biblical).
Fools say ARRON as in A-Ron.
It's simple English!
Can't understand why they do this.
This thread is in response to a member who said that it's pronounced ARRON: were that to be the case, then AARON would be spelt ARRON!

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Howtotrainyourhamster · 12/09/2019 21:19

Hebrew, not genre

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2perkins · 12/09/2019 21:20

Perhaps you could tell me why it is spelt AARON?

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gubbsywubbsy · 12/09/2019 21:20

To me Aaron is air ron and Arun is Arun but I know someone called Aaron who pronounces it Arun.

TheDIsiilusionedAnarchist · 12/09/2019 21:20

Air-on as a pronunciation is an anglicisation of a Latin translation of a Greek spelling of a Hebrew name and could definitely be described as wrong

The Biblical Aaron if he existed would probably have been known as Aharon which if slurred slightly is closer to Arun that air-Ron.

I would say these days either is an acceptable pronunciation as both are in common use. Personally I much prefer Arun

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2perkins · 12/09/2019 21:21

Thanks - the voice of sanity and reason!

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2perkins · 12/09/2019 21:23

Indeed...
Alun Armstrong (actor) - I wonder how many, in contrariness, call him Alan?

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Howtotrainyourhamster · 12/09/2019 21:23

My partner probably could as he contacted all the academic linguists called Aaron (surprisingly a lot!) before my ds was born (he is a geek). Therefore he could probably write an essay on the topic.
I feel no need to explain further I’m aware the pronounciation has evolved to be different (incorrect) in recent years.

reginafelangee · 12/09/2019 21:26

It's ok if people have different accents and pronounce things differently to you op.

It's not a measure of mental health.

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2perkins · 12/09/2019 21:27

I'm not - but perhaps YOU feel entitled to modify the English language...
Do you pronounce "mum" as "mom" - plenty do nowadays, but it's not right. Would you call Alun Armstrong (actor) Alan? If not why not?

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BertrandRussell · 12/09/2019 21:29

Or a Christian thing? I’ve always assumed it was the Hebrew/Jewish pronunciation- Moses and Aaron- but maybe not?

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2perkins · 12/09/2019 21:29

It's nowt to do with mental health - just using the language correctly - and not adopting trendy affectations. Would YOU pronounce "mum" as "mom"? Plenty do, nowadays (American influence).
Would you be happy calling Alun Armstrong (actor) "Alan"? If not, why not?

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2perkins · 12/09/2019 21:31

Thank you... Just modern silliness - as in calling "mum" "mom"!

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2perkins · 12/09/2019 21:34

Any particular reason why?
Perhaps you might explain the differing spellings - AARON & ARRON: do they both read the same?
Do you think Alun (not ALAN) Armstrong (actor) revels in being called "Alan"?

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JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 12/09/2019 21:35

Bertrand like I say, I knew a number of Jewish Aarons growing up and they all said Arran, although tbh that spelling doesn't really give the sound I am thinking of... more Ahrn, if you can imagine what I mean!

Def not Airon.

reginafelangee · 12/09/2019 21:38

No I don't say mom - I'm Scottish. We say mum or mam.

But plenty of areas in England do say mom as that is their dialect.

You were the one who brought up mental health - talking about sanity.

PuffHuffle5 · 12/09/2019 21:40

Maybe it’s an age thing then - there might have been plenty of ‘Air-ons’ around when you were younger except there weren’t but it was quite a popular name when I was young in the late 80s/early 90s and only ever knew it as ‘A-ron’ - that’s quite a while ago. ‘Air-on’ just isn’t really a thing anymore or ever was and hasn’t been for a long time - I’m sorry you’re finding this so hard to deal with (I’m not really - this is the most bizarre non-issues I’ve ever heard anyone get so passionate about Hmm)

reginafelangee · 12/09/2019 21:40

I'm not familiar with the actor you are mentioning. I would pronounce his name whichever way he does.

That is the polite way to do it.

BertrandRussell · 12/09/2019 21:43

@2perkins
When I was young I promise you that it was always Air-ron. Arran/Aran was an island or a sort of knitting, not a person. Honest.

PuffHuffle5 · 12/09/2019 21:43

Thank you... Just modern silliness - as in calling "mum" "mom"!

No one is doing this either Confused are you watching a lot of American shows, with characters called ‘Air-on’ who live with their ‘mom’s’ and mistaking it for real life??

NearLifeExperience · 12/09/2019 21:44

I think it's time to post this... A A Ron

(And it's pronounced Arron, btw)

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7FixvoKBw

AverageMummy · 12/09/2019 21:46

I’m 34 & all those I knew were pronounced Air but OP it’s not ‘using English correctly’ it’s already evolved considerably & wasn’t even bloody English. Imagine getting this upset about the evolution of language & how other people choose to pronounce their own names. You sound a right one.

AverageMummy · 12/09/2019 21:47

@PuffHuffle5 Grin Grin yes !!! No one is saying Mom
Maybe OP is another journalist troll looking for a fake story to then write about - no one could be this upset about the pronunciation of someone else’s name

Hundredacrewoods · 12/09/2019 21:49

I’ve never heard anyone pronounce it Air-ron - wouldn’t that sound very similar to Erin?

AverageMummy · 12/09/2019 21:58

@Hundredacrewoods more like ‘air un’

Sleepyblueocean · 12/09/2019 22:02

It's mom where I come from. Mom spelt as mom.