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That's great. Would you mind if I shared it on Twitter?
Quote from: Jonathon on February 18, 2016, 11:30:36 AMThat's great. Would you mind if I shared it on Twitter?I sure hope you can -- because I can't see her image (photobucket is blocked at my work); but I can see your Twitter! :-)
Oh well, I will blame 'regional dialects'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfRSvTSY0d4
I still can't figure on how y'all pronounce Mary, marry, and merry the same.
And by "weirdo," I mean, "oh, those silly Brits."
They're all "merry".
Quote from: Tante Shvester on February 29, 2016, 02:47:05 PMI still can't figure on how y'all pronounce Mary, marry, and merry the same.They're all "merry".
If you wish to try to simulate the distinction for people who do not normally make it, I have found that it is best to illustrate it this way:Marry has the same vowel as Matt or mat, so IPA /æ/.Merry has the same vowel as met, so IPA /ɛ/.Mary has the same vowel as mate or may, so IPA /eɪ/ or /e/, depending on just how glide-y you are feeling.
I had to go looking, because I couldn't figure out how to say them differently.
Is that what sounds right to you, rivka and Tante?
Quote from: Keith on March 01, 2016, 10:37:34 AMIs that what sounds right to you, rivka and Tante?More or less.