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[–] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How does an American pronounce it?

A vast majority of the Canadians I know pronounce it the same way as “out”, “sprout”, “trout” etc.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Like Ah-bout.. "bout" pronounced like a fight between two people.

[–] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah that’s the same up here for most folks I know.

[–] Someone@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To me a standard American accent sounds like they're replacing the OU with AW, "abawt". Or maybe "abowt" if they pronounced it like the bow of a ship (not like a fancy knot or the weapon).

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Awt. I went awt and abawt.