The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago"How do you pronounce Mary/merry/marry?"media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down19
arrow-up1153arrow-down1image"How do you pronounce Mary/merry/marry?"media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square49linkfedilink
minus-squareshnizmuffinAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 year ago Mary rhymes with fairy. Merry rhymes with berry. Marry rhymes with carry.
minus-squareZorcron@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoMaybe 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.
minus-squareshnizmuffinAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year agoSo ferry rhymes with fairy? Edit: Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?
minus-squareshnizmuffinAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI meant to ask “Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?”
minus-squareAEsheron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYeah, 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.
minus-squareZorcron@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIn my dialect, yes. Maybe this will help
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.
So ferry rhymes with fairy?Edit: Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?
Yes?
I meant to ask “Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?”
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.
In my dialect, yes.
Maybe this will help