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Post by Queen of Interesting Nuts on Jun 6, 2013 11:24:19 GMT -5
Mary/merry/marry
Who on earth thinks these all sound the same?
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Post by muttleynfelix on Jun 6, 2013 11:27:48 GMT -5
Me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 11:30:49 GMT -5
Me!
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Post by Jaguar on Jun 6, 2013 11:31:50 GMT -5
I don't.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jun 6, 2013 11:31:58 GMT -5
Depends on where you are from. To a New Englander, they do likely sound alike, because of the similarity of the pronunciation of the "A" and "E" vowel sounds.
To a New Yorker like myself, they are much more distinct. Then again, we New Yorkers do other strange things to language, like drop our "g" sound at the end of words. So it all evens out.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 6, 2013 11:34:39 GMT -5
Sound the same to me.
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Post by greeniis10 on Jun 6, 2013 11:35:42 GMT -5
They sound very similar to me, too. The only difference could be usage of accents, as Nancy noted.
Being nosy: is there a reason you asked? Wondering if there's more to the question...
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Post by chiver78 on Jun 6, 2013 11:36:10 GMT -5
Depends on where you are from. To a New Englander, they do likely sound alike, because of the similarity of the pronunciation of the "A" and "E" vowel sounds. To a New Yorker like myself, they are much more distinct. Then again, we New Yorkers do other strange things to language, like drop our "g" sound at the end of words. So it all evens out. they don't sound alike to this New Englander.
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Post by chiver78 on Jun 6, 2013 11:37:30 GMT -5
Being nosy: is there a reason you asked? Wondering if there's more to the question... this study came out recently, it's been getting some publicity. link
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Post by Queen of Interesting Nuts on Jun 6, 2013 11:39:25 GMT -5
No, just reading an article on the dailymail.uk.com, thought it was interesting. I think the first two sound the same to me but not marry.
Yes for Chiver, the same stuff I believe just from a different source.
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Post by Rocky Mtn Saver on Jun 6, 2013 11:41:12 GMT -5
Sound the same to me.
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Post by greeniis10 on Jun 6, 2013 11:44:08 GMT -5
Ah, Chiver, thanks for the link and the explanation! I'll have to take a look at that...
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Post by steph08 on Jun 6, 2013 11:58:22 GMT -5
Mary/merry/marry Who on earth thinks these all sound the same? Me
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 12:02:08 GMT -5
If I say them to myself they sound the same. If someone else says them to me, I would have to hear it to know whether they sound the same or not.
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Post by Cass on Jun 6, 2013 12:04:49 GMT -5
They sound the same to me
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Post by 973beachbum on Jun 6, 2013 12:10:13 GMT -5
Depends on where you are from. To a New Englander, they do likely sound alike, because of the similarity of the pronunciation of the "A" and "E" vowel sounds. To a New Yorker like myself, they are much more distinct. Then again, we New Yorkers do other strange things to language, like drop our "g" sound at the end of words. So it all evens out. they don't sound alike to this New Englander. I grew up in NW Conn and my parents were from Boston and they sound alike to me. My mom can still confuse me by saying something like "Easton". I would spell it like I just did, but she would spell it "Eastern".
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Post by lynnerself on Jun 6, 2013 12:15:22 GMT -5
All the same to me. (Raised in the southwest, 10 years in the midwest and now 20+ years in the PNW).
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jun 6, 2013 12:25:50 GMT -5
Not at all.
Mare-ee Mer-ee Maar-ee
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Post by Queen of Interesting Nuts on Jun 6, 2013 12:29:38 GMT -5
I seem to be the odd ball out apart from Meghan.
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Post by mollyanna58 on Jun 6, 2013 12:32:08 GMT -5
They sound different to me.
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Post by steph08 on Jun 6, 2013 12:37:25 GMT -5
Not at all. Mare-ee Mer-ee Maar-ee So merry is pronounced like Bill Murray's last name? Murray Christmas everyone! I pronounce them all Mare-ee.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jun 6, 2013 12:39:32 GMT -5
I usually have to hear them in context to determine meaning. A lot depends upon regional accent though.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jun 6, 2013 12:40:43 GMT -5
Not at all. Mare-ee Mer-ee Maar-ee So merry is pronounced like Bill Murray's last name? Murray Christmas everyone! I pronounce them all Mare-ee. Lol, no! It's hard to write out my pronounciation! Merre-ee?
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Post by lynnerself on Jun 6, 2013 12:45:18 GMT -5
I pronounce them all with the first syllable rhyming with "air".
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Post by Tennesseer on Jun 6, 2013 13:02:57 GMT -5
'Merry' sounds different to me than 'Mary' and 'marry'.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jun 6, 2013 13:06:30 GMT -5
they don't sound alike to this New Englander. I grew up in NW Conn and my parents were from Boston and they sound alike to me. My mom can still confuse me by saying something like "Easton". I would spell it like I just did, but she would spell it "Eastern". If I recall my Bostonian correctly, the 'R's are dropped. The name Peter sounds like Peeta.
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Post by 973beachbum on Jun 6, 2013 13:14:43 GMT -5
I grew up in NW Conn and my parents were from Boston and they sound alike to me. My mom can still confuse me by saying something like "Easton". I would spell it like I just did, but she would spell it "Eastern". If I recall my Bostonian correctly, the 'R's are dropped. The name Peter sounds like Peeta. Correct. So shorts would be pronounced shots. You would think after 48 years I would be used to it but I actually got lost looking for Easton st because that was how my mom pronounced it. When I finally realized she meant Eastern I still couldn't believe it. [img]http://images.proboards.com/new/huh.gif[/img] The other little thing is that Bostonian's also add R's when the word don't have one. We had friends growing up and my mom would add an R to their name even though she could spell it perfectly without the R. [img]http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/idunno.gif[/img]
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Post by skubikky on Jun 6, 2013 13:19:53 GMT -5
People who live up here in Rochester, NY.
I'm from NYC.....they definitely are different when I say them:
Merry.......meh ree Marry.......maa(rhymes with what a sheep says: baaaa) ree Mary........mare eee
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Post by ontrack on Jun 6, 2013 13:24:36 GMT -5
they all sound the same to me. I grew up around Chicago.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jun 6, 2013 13:24:54 GMT -5
If I recall my Bostonian correctly, the 'R's are dropped. The name Peter sounds like Peeta. Correct. So shorts would be pronounced shots. You would think after 48 years I would be used to it but I actually got lost looking for Easton st because that was how my mom pronounced it. When I finally realized she meant Eastern I still couldn't believe it. The other little thing is that Bostonian's also add R's when the word don't have one. We had friends growing up and my mom would add an R to their name even though she could spell it perfectly without the R. Heck-down here wash is pronounced worrsh as in worrsh-a-teria (washateria or to others, Laundromat).
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