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A slight southern twang is actually an amiable accent. Now what is annoying is the deep south thick southern accent where they just sound uneducated. I sometimes wonder if those people think as slow as they talk.
That's true. There are many different southern accents. Some are more pleasant to the ear than others, but of course pleasant is all subjective.
I think this sort of thing was addressed on another thread not long ago. For example, depending upon the region, some people pronounce "merry, marry, and Mary" all the same way, whereas to me, none of them are pronounced the same way.
I think this sort of thing was addressed on another thread not long ago. For example, depending upon the region, some people pronounce "merry, marry, and Mary" all the same way, whereas to me, none of them are pronounced the same way.
Wow. I would have thought "merry and Mary" would have been pronounced the same sooner than "marry and Mary".
Marry is said with a short "a", as in "cat". Now if you have a southern accent and say it like "cayat", that's not going to help, lol. Mary is pronounced with a long "a": "MAY-ree".
Wow. I would have thought "merry and Mary" would have been pronounced the same sooner than "marry and Mary".
Marry is said with a short "a", as in "cat". Now if you have a southern accent and say it like "cayat", that's not going to help, lol. Mary is pronounced with a long "a": "MAY-ree".
I'm not southern and I pronounce Mary and Marry and Merry all the same too (with the short "a"). Just like Ferry and Fairy.
Interesting.
And I bet you don't say "cawfee" or "tawk", as I do!
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Actually, I think some people do, so maybe that won't help.
