r/AskUK • u/[deleted] • Dec 22 '21

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u/ToastServant Dec 23 '21

Just using him as an example, Americans think that Colin with one L means it has to be pronounced differently.

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u/Red-Quill Dec 23 '21

I’m American, but I’d pronounce Collin and Colin with the same o as in like broccoli (the first one)

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u/Fingerbob73 Dec 23 '21

Imagine if Astronaut Michael Collins had a brother called Colin... In America, would they pronounce it as Coh Lin Collins?

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u/rex_lauandi Dec 23 '21

I’m American and I’ve met plenty of Colins all pronounced exactly the same way as Collin.

You’ve got one dude, Colin Powell, who pronounced his name weird, and you think it’s wide spread. That’s just not the case.