The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 day ago"How do you pronounce Mary/merry/marry?"media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down19
arrow-up1151arrow-down1image"How do you pronounce Mary/merry/marry?"media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareshnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·23 hours ago Mary rhymes with fairy. Merry rhymes with berry. Marry rhymes with carry.
minus-squareZorcron@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·22 hours 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-221 hours agoSo ferry rhymes with fairy? Edit: Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?
minus-squareshnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 hours agoI meant to ask “Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?”
minus-squareAEsheron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 hours 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-220 hours 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