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

>>