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Do you pronounce the names "Eric" and "Erica" mostly the same? How many syllables each? (slrpnk.net)

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[–] johannesvanderwhales 5 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I'm having trouble imagining how you would pronounce these differently? Eric Eric-a

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I tend to elide the "I" in Eric but not Erica, which is what got me thinking.

[–] mrsemi 1 points 1 hour ago

People do it so often I assumed the character "Airk" in Willow was named Eric.

[–] andrewta 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Really screw with people and say

Airck-A

Tell them you're from Canada