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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yeah we need to resolve that first. Aunts are cool and take you to a theme park on summer break, whereas aunts don't let you sit on the good furniture and the only candy they have are those lozenges with the wrapper that looks like a strawberry

[–] Sup3rlativ3 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think we need to address your use of the word candy first. It's lollies m8, fite me

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm American who wandered in, sorry

[–] Sup3rlativ3 5 points 7 months ago

I'll give you a pass just this once cobber, just don't shoot 🔫

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

As a General American speaker, all three of those are the same vowel for me, but I don't think that's true in a lot of the world (and also not in at least part of the US).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

For me it's "AHnt" for Aunt, "frANce" for France, and "pANts" for pants.