'Ant' or 'Ahnt'? Capitalizing Cocktail Names. Archie Bunker.

<p>What's up with the fancy-schmancy "ahnt" pronunciation of the word "aunt"? And why are the rules about capitalizing cocktail  names so wonky? We have all the answers today!</p><p><strong>Transcript:  </strong>https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/ant-or-ahnt-capitalizing-cocktail-names-archie-bunker</p><p><strong>References for the "ahnt" segment by </strong><a href="https://www.valeriefridland.com/"><strong>Valerie Fridland</strong></a><strong>:</strong></p><p>Phillips, Betty.  (1989). The Diffusion of a Borrowed Sound Change. <i>Journal of English Linguistics</i>, <i>22</i>(2), 197–204.</p><p>Freeborn, Dennis.  (1992). <i>From old English to standard English : a course book in language variation across time</i>. University of Ottawa Press: Ottawa.</p><p>Grandgent, C.H. (1899). <i>Franklin to Lowell. A Century of New England Pronunciation</i>. Publication of the Modern Language Association, vol. 14 (2), 207-239.</p><p>Trudgill, Peter (2008). The Historical Sociolinguistics of Elite Accent Change: On Why RP is not Disappearing. Studia Anglica Posnaniensia 44: 3–12.</p><p>Walker, John. (1791). <i>A critical pronouncing dictionary</i>. London: Robinson.</p><p>Wells, John. (1982). Accents of English. Cambridge University Press.</p><p>| <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe">Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates</a>.</p><p>| <a href="https://j.mp/3oooKmK">Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing course.</a></p><p>| <a href="https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/grammar-girl-s-peeve-wars">Peeve Wars card game</a>. </p><p>| <a href="https://bit.ly/GrammarPopBooks">Grammar Girl books</a>. </p><p>| HOST: Mignon Fogarty</p><p>| VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)</p><p>| Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.</p><p>| Theme music by Catherine Rannus at <a href="http://beautifulmusic.co.uk/">beautifulmusic.co.uk</a>.</p><p>| Grammar Girl Social Media Links:</p><p><a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts">https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts</a></p><p