question about the name matthew

chris&michele · November 2009

we are considering this name for our boy.

now, when I say Matt, I don't sound like I am using the t's at the end. is this ou normal if you say it?

IncognitoWifey · November 2009

I might be misinterpretting your question. Do you mean you just say, "Mah"? No, I definitely say "Matt" with the Ts.

j_luvs_r · November 2009

IncognitoWifey:
I might be misinterpretting your question. Do you mean you just say, "Mah"? No, I definitely say "Matt" with the Ts.

This. I am completely confused by the question!

chris&michele · November 2009

i know it's hard to explain it in a post..but your right it's like saying it without emphasing the t's

juniper19 · November 2009

I say it the way I say fat and suit. You don't really pronounce the hard T, but that's normal. In fact, my brother took some class in college about development of languages and accents and they spent a whole class discussing the various pronunciations of T. Like in the words matter and fatter you don't pronounce the hard T either.

My friend's mom, who is Canadian, does pronounce the hard T in all the words I mentioned above. It definitely sounds funny to my ear.

Lurksgirl · November 2009

The short form of Matthew is Matt ... I have never seen it shortened to Mat. I wouldn't worry overly about how much emphasis is placed on the T at the end of the name as most people will understand that you're saying Matt and something else.

mrsseguin · November 2009

I say Matt and mat the same way. I don't add extra emphasis on the t's to pronounce 2 of them. Make sense? It is a nice name though...my DH didn't like it.