Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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ibdpi

Member Since

January 9, 2010

Total number of comments

2

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Pronunciation: aunt

  • February 24, 2010, 12:29pm

The word for the bug is pissant. The word for my Mothers sister is ant with a silent U

Pronunciation: aunt

  • January 9, 2010, 10:46pm

Awhant is just an ugly word. it sounds awful. I would never refer to my parents sisters in such an ugly way. My aunts are able to distingish thier titles from an ant. Because we say aunt and not ant.