"Authentic pronunciation" (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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> While hardly a scientific sample, the several native Minnesotans I
> have known  pronounced "aunt" as "awnt" (more aw than ah).  Being an
> "ant" speaker myself, I don't think of "ahnt" or "awnt" as standard
> American dialect.

I say "Ant Judy".  I've got relatives in East Tennessee who would say
"Aint Judy".  I've had acquaintances from Memphis who would say (in
AAVE) "Ont Judy" (probably short for on-TEE).
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