Comments on: A-men or Ah-men? http://southerncatholicchicks.com/2010/01/14/a-men-or-ah-men/ How Sweet it is to be Southern and Catholic Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:26:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Rae http://southerncatholicchicks.com/2010/01/14/a-men-or-ah-men/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Rae Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:13:42 +0000 http://southerncatholicchicks.com/?p=510#comment-172 It is funny that you've found that "it’s A-men if you are a Yankee and Ah-men if you are from certain areas of the South" because I just moved from New England to MS and am still trying to get used to everyone saying "A-men" when I am used to "Ah-men!" I say it depends on whether you prefer the Hail Mary (A-men as in "Mary") or the Our Father (Ah-men as in "Father"). And yes, I'm joking. :-) It is funny that you’ve found that “it’s A-men if you are a Yankee and Ah-men if you are from certain areas of the South” because I just moved from New England to MS and am still trying to get used to everyone saying “A-men” when I am used to “Ah-men!”

I say it depends on whether you prefer the Hail Mary (A-men as in “Mary”) or the Our Father (Ah-men as in “Father”). And yes, I’m joking. :-)

]]> By: Harold Crews http://southerncatholicchicks.com/2010/01/14/a-men-or-ah-men/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Harold Crews Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:16:55 +0000 http://southerncatholicchicks.com/?p=510#comment-122 Seems like it's always Ah-men when being chanted or sung. Other than that I haven't noticed a hard and fast rule. But then I'm obtuse. Seems like it’s always Ah-men when being chanted or sung. Other than that I haven’t noticed a hard and fast rule. But then I’m obtuse.

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