Date:  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 08:07:44 -0800

From:  Allen Maberry <maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]U.WASHINGTON.EDU>

Subject: Re: name's the same



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

>