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I've always heard 'bairn' and 'barn' pronounced quite differently, with the former rhyming with 'air'
by Angostura 8y ago
I've always heard 'bairn' and 'barn' pronounced quite differently, with the former rhyming with 'air'
- OJFord 8y agoIn my (English) head, a Scottish (and even more so Irish) accent does pronounce 'barn' to rhyme with 'air' too though. Of course I'm probably doing a terrible impression of each in my head.