How do you pronounce Mary, Marry, and Merry?

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by NewYorkiforniainHouston

I agree with this. I'm from NYC and pronounce all three differently. Currently in Houston and in my experience, have heard them say "Don" and "Dawn" the same way as well.

I would say Dawn like the word "awning" btw

Yes Dawn and Don are pronounced differently to me as well

[kidphilly]

Here is one

pronounce

Newark NJ
and
Newark DE

both are pronounced differently

[JerseyGirl415]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

agree in fact to me they are more dissimilar to the ear than would be the marry, marry, mary which to me are all different as well

Originally Posted by kidphilly

Yes Dawn and Don are pronounced differently to me as well

Originally Posted by kidphilly

Here is one

pronounce

Newark NJ
and
Newark DE

both are pronounced differently

Agree with all this.

I have a friend from CA who frequently flies in and out of Newark to go home/return and she cannot for the life of her say Newark (NJ) properly. It always comes out "nyoo-ARK." And she tries so hard because she knows we don't say it like she thinks we do and how she would naturally say it, but she can never say it "right." New-erk. Said so quickly it almost sounds like Nork. "New-ark" is in Delaware. I should start telling people that, if they ask how to get to "New-ark" or where it is, I should say they need to head down the Turnpike until they hit a bridge over the river and see a sign that says "Delaware"...

[Deezus]

The thing about Mary, merry, and marry is that it doesn't really matter how they are pronounced because it's almost always clear what word you're using based on the context of the sentence they are used in(one's a name, one's a adjective, and one's a verb). Same thing with cot and caught(and how often does anyone ever talk about "cots").

I can hear people who say the words with a difference, but even in the more heavier accented parts of the country--it's a minor difference in pronunciation most often.

[Shakeesha]

The same. Mayy-ree.

[tcave360]

Mary and Marry as "Mury" or "Murry".

Merry as Merry.

[tcave360]

Originally Posted by JerseyGirl415

Agree with all this.

I have a friend from CA who frequently flies in and out of Newark to go home/return and she cannot for the life of her say Newark (NJ) properly. It always comes out "nyoo-ARK." And she tries so hard because she knows we don't say it like she thinks we do and how she would naturally say it, but she can never say it "right." New-erk. Said so quickly it almost sounds like Nork. "New-ark" is in Delaware. I should start telling people that, if they ask how to get to "New-ark" or where it is, I should say they need to head down the Turnpike until they hit a bridge over the river and see a sign that says "Delaware"...

I usually pronounce Newark as "New-erk" lol.