They don't even sound the same, except in some (not all) American accents. They don't sound even remotely similar to me.

drnick1 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I thought they did not, but after actually vocalizing them I would say they are basically indistinguishable in real (fast) speech.

	▲	YeGoblynQueenne 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Once more I find myself wondering whether English really needs different vowels, if they can all be substituted for each other.

Interesting, they sound exactly the same to me, and I cannot even think of how they might sound different to someone else. Care to explain?

	▲	spc476 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Exaggerated, Aaron sounds like "air-ron" and Erin like "ear-ron". It's similar to how some in the US pronounce "pin" and "pen" the same.