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[-] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

EHR-ick

EHR-ick-uh

Only difference for me is that with Erica, I tend to compress the final two syllables enough that Eric & Erica don’t have a noticeable difference in how long it takes me to pronounce them.

[-] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

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

[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 1 points 14 hours ago

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

[-] andrewta@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Really screw with people and say

Airck-A

Tell them you're from Canada

[-] klemptor@startrek.website 8 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Eric: EHH-rick
Erica: EHH-ric-kuh

[-] 0x01@lemmy.ml 2 points 23 hours ago

With an accent it sounds more like airk and airkuh

[-] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 4 points 21 hours ago

That's interesting. I say ayrn for iron, but air-i-ka for Erica. Don't know what my rule is for that.

[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 1 points 19 hours ago

mine too, which is what got me thinkin'

[-] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

With my accent it sure does.

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