Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 12:33:15 -0500
From: "Dennis R. Preston" preston[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]PILOT.MSU.EDU
Subject: Re: name's the same
Can you give me more information about what you mean by the 'o' in Don
being 'flat'?
Thanks,
Denis preston
preston[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]pilot.msu.edu
I pronounce them differently. The o in Don is short and somewhat flat,
and Dawn tends to be longer and more of a diphthong. Also an Oregonian.
Allen
maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]u.washington.edu
On Wed, 6 Dec 1995, Charles F Juengling wrote:
On Wed, 6 Dec 1995, Lisa Pogoff wrote:
Upon moving to MN, I was surprised to hear my co-workers pronounce
the male name "Don" and the female name "Dawn" exactly the same way.
Are they also pronounced the same in other parts of the country?
I am equally surprised when I hear people make a distinction between the
two names. So, yes, there are other parts of the country where the names
are pronounced the same. I'm an Oregonian, BTW.
Fritz