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How else is it pronounced? Tawn like lawn,ic
by hirsin 9y ago
How else is it pronounced? Tawn like lawn,ic
- jamiek88 9y agoTonic with the 'ton' pronounced like 'on'is the only way I've ever heard it pronounced. My wife is from Boston too. I love stuff like this, I've lived in Texas 13 years and have been pronouncing taco wrong until pointed out to me. They say itmore like tocko than tacko like Brits do.
- hirsin 9y agoHeh, this is the issue, which makes me also love this stuff. I pronounce 'awn' and 'on' in 'lawn' and 'on' the same. Grew up in Pittsburgh so that tends to do it.
- cassowary 9y agoTake a look at the map in the original article. The areas covered in either blue slashes or blue hatches (i.e. left and right slashes intersecting), which is most of the US, has "Don" = "Dawn". There's also the "on" line, so for those who distinguish "Don" and "Dawn", some Americans pronounce "on" as if it was "awn". For me "tonic" has a fairly short vowel in the first syllable. Whereas "Tawnic" would have a longer vowel. There's also a different in sound. You might hear my "aw" as if it was a long "o" sound. The Australian vowel system is really nothing like the American vowel system.
- tyingq 9y agoHmm, I was trying to note the distinct New England sound of it. Maybe "tahwn-ick" says it better? The first syllable is drawn out much more than I would hear that word somewhere other than New England.
- KGIII 9y agoDown Eastern tonic pronunciation, as used in a sentence, for those who are curious. https://vocaroo.com/i/s1Se7U44m2c7 https://vocaroo.com/i/s1Se7U44m2c7 (I was going to go with Bostonian, Southie, but decided this one was better.)