How do you pronounce orange?

[Anonymous]

Arnge. (1 syllable)

My family makes fun of me mercilessly. I am from the Eastern Shore, but the only one who says it this way.

I blame my younger brother who when we were kids loved the knock knock joke:

KK
who's there
banana
banana who
KK
who's there
Banana
Banana who
KK
Who's there?
Orange
Orange who?
Arnge you glad I didn't say banana?

To make that joke work, orange has to sound sort of like aren't. Hence, arnge.

[Anonymous]

Or-ange
Midwest

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:oar injh (like hinge)

CT

Same pronunciation here. Western NY.

[Anonymous]

Or a nj - but almost one syllable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or-inge

My second vowel is higher than some of yall's or-aaaaange

That's how I say it too. SoCal native.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Arnge. (1 syllable)

My family makes fun of me mercilessly. I am from the Eastern Shore, but the only one who says it this way.

I blame my younger brother who when we were kids loved the knock knock joke:

KK
who's there
banana
banana who
KK
who's there
Banana
Banana who
KK
Who's there?
Orange
Orange who?
Arnge you glad I didn't say banana?

To make that joke work, orange has to sound sort of like aren't. Hence, arnge.

I still love that knock knock joke!

[Anonymous]

Ornj
From Northern California

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Arnge. (1 syllable)

My family makes fun of me mercilessly. I am from the Eastern Shore, but the only one who says it this way.

I blame my younger brother who when we were kids loved the knock knock joke:

KK
who's there
banana
banana who
KK
who's there
Banana
Banana who
KK
Who's there?
Orange
Orange who?
Arnge you glad I didn't say banana?

To make that joke work, orange has to sound sort of like aren't. Hence, arnge.

Ok, but even still, the joke only works if you’re like, 6 yo.

[Anonymous]

ORinge. Canada.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ornj
From Northern California

Yes, one syllable. Native Minnesotan.

[Anonymous]

Ar-inge. From Florida!

[Anonymous]

Or

[Anonymous]

Arnge

I grew up with the one syllable "arnge" (central PA). Californian DH ridiculed me into Or-ange over the years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ar-inge. NYC.

Same pronunciation; NJ.


Next question: forest!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:oar injh (like hinge)

CT

Same.