Doesnt it annoy you when people pronounce your name wrong, or even insist on telling you the right way to say your name?
All my life I have had to put up with people saying my name incorrectely, so I finally decided to get to the bottom of this consipracy to annoy the heck out of me, and lay down a definative guide on how to say my name.
Its a short guide, so there is no excuse not to read it:
Aaron is pronounced:
and NOT
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHRAN
ARRAN
AHRAN
Whats that? You still dont know how to pronounce my name?
Check out the refernces below for audio examples.
References:
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/Aaron
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/Aaron
http://www.answers.com/topic/aaron-5
How much more proof do you need?
OK, still not satisfied? Check out these FAMOUS examples:
- Elvis Aaron Presley
- Aaron Carter – That kid who had a spin off career from the success of his brother in the Backstreet Boys.
- Aaron – The Secret Service guy in 24 season 2.
- Aaron – The lil baby in LOST
- Aaron – In the animated version of prince of Egypt.
I’m sure you can find clips of these on YouTube if you need more evidence.
Whatever you do from now on in your life, just remember, now you know how to say Aaron.
2 Comments
I know exactly what you mean. My name is also Aaron Blake and it’s amazing how many people are unable to pronounce it correctly… especially in the US. “Ear-in”, “Are-in”, and simply “Ern” are a few examples of the pronunciations I hear before correcting them. Oh well!
Wow, your name is Aaron Blake too?
What a small world!
I’m glad to hear I’m not the only Aaron that has experienced this though. I was beginning to think maybe I was the only one.
It doesn’t help when people on the radio and TV pronounce Aaron incorrectly too, that just adds fuel to the fire.