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

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[-] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

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

[-] andrewta@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Really screw with people and say

Airck-A

Tell them you're from Canada

[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 1 points 17 hours ago

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

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