▲ 151 ▼ "How do you pronounce Mary/merry/marry?" (media.piefed.world) submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz 51 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 26 points 1 year ago (6 children) Mary rhymes with fairy. Merry rhymes with berry. Marry rhymes with carry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 year ago (5 children) Maybe this is a whoosh on my part, but for people who pronounce all the Mary’s the same, they tend to pronounce all of those words to rhyme as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) So ferry rhymes with fairy? Edit: Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Thisiswritteningerman@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) Yes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) I meant to ask "Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, I think it's part and parcel with the Mary merry marry merger. It's not just about those 3 words, but those 3 sounds. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago* In my dialect, yes. Maybe this will help permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 year ago (5 children) Maybe this is a whoosh on my part, but for people who pronounce all the Mary’s the same, they tend to pronounce all of those words to rhyme as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) So ferry rhymes with fairy? Edit: Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Thisiswritteningerman@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) Yes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) I meant to ask "Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, I think it's part and parcel with the Mary merry marry merger. It's not just about those 3 words, but those 3 sounds. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago* In my dialect, yes. Maybe this will help permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) So ferry rhymes with fairy? Edit: Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Thisiswritteningerman@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) Yes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) I meant to ask "Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, I think it's part and parcel with the Mary merry marry merger. It's not just about those 3 words, but those 3 sounds. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago* In my dialect, yes. Maybe this will help permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thisiswritteningerman@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) Yes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) I meant to ask "Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, I think it's part and parcel with the Mary merry marry merger. It's not just about those 3 words, but those 3 sounds. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) I meant to ask "Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, I think it's part and parcel with the Mary merry marry merger. It's not just about those 3 words, but those 3 sounds. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, I think it's part and parcel with the Mary merry marry merger. It's not just about those 3 words, but those 3 sounds. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago* In my dialect, yes. Maybe this will help permalink fedilink source parent
