Is it pronounced aunt or ant?
In Received Pronunciation they are different : ‘aunt‘ is pronounced with a long ‘a’ as in ‘father’, while ‘ant‘ has a short vowel as in ‘fat’. In Received Pronunciation, ‘aunt‘ rhymes with ‘can’t’, while ‘ant‘ rhymes with ‘rant’.
What is the proper way to say aunt?
How do Northerners say aunt?
How do New Yorkers pronounce aunt?
Most people in the U.S. pronounce it as “ant.” In parts of the Northeast, the South, and among many African-American speakers, “awnt” is more common.