The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 month ago"How do you pronounce Mary/merry/marry?"media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square51linkfedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down18
arrow-up1152arrow-down1image"How do you pronounce Mary/merry/marry?"media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square51linkfedilink
minus-squareshnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 month ago Mary rhymes with fairy. Merry rhymes with berry. Marry rhymes with carry.
minus-squareZorcron@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month 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-squareshnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 month agoSo ferry rhymes with fairy? Edit: Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?
minus-squareshnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoI meant to ask “Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?”
minus-squareAEsheron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month 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 month 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