S/o what to call aunts

lwsnake

I can't make a clicky poll but do you say "aunt" or "auntie"?

And do you pronounce it "ant(ie)" or "ont(ie)" if that makes sense?

My mother in law refers to me to my nephew as " your Ontie lw" with a really long o sound in front. It drives me bonkers. 

Is it regional or is she just wanting too many British period films?

LadyXaverian

I've lived in several different places where it's been said differently, so I say all of those things interchangably- ant/ont, antie/ontie.

I'm more prone to say "ont/ie", I think.

KelsnEm

we just say "Aunt (Ant) So and So"

Lotsofloveandkids

We say ontie.

swimiz500

I use aunt, pronounced ant. 

lauriebyronm

my niece and nephew call me by my first name, i don't need that extra title. i'm probably in the minority on this. i also call my aunts by their first name as well. its just something we do.

meggers102

To my nieces on my side of the family, I am Auntie Meggers (antie).  To my nieces on my H's side of the family, I am Aunt Meggers (ant).

NewFamily09

I grew up in New Jersey, so I say Ant-ie.  But I've heard a lot of people here in the south say Ont.