There’s probably regional differences, like a lot of pronunciations in America. I’m American and the way I say “Craig” is closer to “krayg” than it is to “kregg”.
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ChexMax@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoUgh all these American pronunciations are making me feel very stupid. I’m saying kregg out loud and then Crayg and they sound exactly the same.
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JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
how do you pronounce “egg” then?
ChexMax@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Wow. I’m embarrassed to say with a long a sound. I’ve never thought about it. I thought that’s how you say it. Egg. Same vowel sound as cake, or neighbor, or ain’t.
JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
oh, don’t be embarrassed, dialects and pronunciation differences are cool on valid! I pronounce it like ehgg, but I live like ten minutes from a place where vowels can be pronounced however you like lol
sanguinepar@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
For me, they are like saying “bread” and “braid” 😁
ChexMax@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
That is very helpful! Braid is such a longer sounding word too, even though they’re both just a syllable.