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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Aunt

Do you spell Aunty or Auntie?
  

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Hi, I usually see 'Auntie'. But where I live, that's a word used mainly by children. Adults normally say 'Aunt'.

— Clive

  • Hi, I usually see 'Auntie'.
  • But where I live, that's a word used mainly by children.
  • Adults normally say 'Aunt'.
  • Clive
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Hi,

I usually see 'Auntie'.
But where I live, that's a word used mainly by children. Adults normally say 'Aunt'.

Clive
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Both spellings are acceptable.

Since you ask, I use 'aunty'.

And my adult daughter will call my sister 'Aunty Mary' for the rest of her life.

Rover
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Personally, I prefer "auntie." Some of my grown-up nieces and nephews still call me "Auntie," and I don't mind at all. I see it as kind of a term of affection.
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Anonymous Do you spell Aunty or Auntie?
I will side with Rover as in my area too, aunty is far more common than auntie.

Prajwal
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