The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 19 days ago"How do you pronounce Mary/merry/marry?"media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square51linkfedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down19
arrow-up1152arrow-down1image"How do you pronounce Mary/merry/marry?"media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square51linkfedilink
minus-squareZorcron@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·18 days 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-218 days agoSo ferry rhymes with fairy? Edit: Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?
minus-squareshnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days agoI meant to ask “Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?”
minus-squareAEsheron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·18 days 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·edit-218 days 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