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I'm sure they understand the difference between the meanings of the words - it's simply how they PRONOUNCE the words that is in question.
You know - "to," "two," and "too" are all spelled differently, and have different meanings, but are pronounced the same. It's not like that's a crazy concept to wrap one's head around, or as if it has no precedent.
Obviously I'm talking about the pronunciations, I thought that was a given considering that is the subject of this thread :facepalm:
Each word has a distinct pronunciation. Anyone who passed the second grade should be able to sound it out and hear the differences. Merry has a completely different vowel. I can almost understand the confusion between marry and Mary, but when I use them together in the same sentence there is definitely a clear difference. "are you going to marry Mary?" You're telling me when you say that out loud to yourself that you pronounce both words identically? I don't, but that would fit as I am from Massachusetts
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Some of those maps were hilarious. Although I do have a minor quibble with a few of the sayings. Im from south florida and in spite of what the map may say, I refer to coleslaw as slaw and i address 2 or more people with the word y'all. But im also African American so my upbringing may have alot to do with it. As native blacks historically were a part of the first group of people who originally settled here before the heavy migration of people from the northeast. And, for one reason or another, many today have retained alot of the southern culture passed down from generations prior even when you consider how transient the region has become over the years. Case in point, my grandmother also says the devil is beating his wife when its raining while the sun is shining.
Some of the maps ended up educating me on new terms too. I learned what a hoagie was. That was my first time hearing the word. If it weren't for the map informing me, i honestly wouldn't have been able to tell you what the hell that was
Obviously I'm talking about the pronunciations, I thought that was a given considering that is the subject of this thread :facepalm:
Each word has a distinct pronunciation. Anyone who passed the second grade should be able to sound it out and hear the differences. Merry has a completely different vowel. I can almost understand the confusion between marry and Mary, but when I use them together in the same sentence there is definitely a clear difference. "are you going to marry Mary?" You're telling me when you say that out loud to yourself that you pronounce both words identically? I don't, but that would fit as I am from Massachusetts
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You may think that each word has a different pronunciation, but that's simply because you live in an area in which they do. They aren't pronounced differently in all other areas - in some regions they are pronounced the same - and it's also considered correct pronunciation.
But don't take it from me - take it from the Merriam Webster dictionary:
Some of those maps were hilarious. Although I do have a minor quibble with a few of the sayings. Im from south florida and in spite of what the map may say, I refer to coleslaw as slaw and i address 2 or more people with the word y'all. But im also African American so my upbringing may have alot to do with it. As native blacks historically were a part of the first group of people who originally settled here before the heavy migration of people from the northeast. And, for one reason or another, many today have retained alot of the southern culture passed down from generations prior even when you consider how transient the region has become over the years. Case in point, my grandmother also says the devil is beating his wife when its raining while the sun is shining.
In Miami, 40% of respondents said you could say "slaw," while 46% said you cannot. It's actually fairly close.
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Some of the maps ended up educating me on new terms too. I learned what a hoagie was. That was my first time hearing the word. If it weren't for the map informing me, i honestly wouldn't have been able to tell you what the hell that was
Whenever people ask me what a hoagie is, I always reply that it is a sub that tastes better.
The Simpsons used the word hoagie (I wonder if they have a writer from Philly). Other than that, I'm not sure where most people would be exposed to the word.
In Miami, 40% of respondents said you could say "slaw," while 46% said you cannot. It's actually fairly close.
Whenever people ask me what a hoagie is, I always reply that it is a sub that tastes better.
The Simpsons used the word hoagie (I wonder if they have a writer from Philly). Other than that, I'm not sure where most people would be exposed to the word.
I think so. Hopefully Wawa can undo the damage that Subway has done.
Also, one of my favorite Simpsons quotes:
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I wanna shake off the dust of this one-horse town. I wanna explore the world. I wanna watch TV in a different time zone. I wanna visit strange, exotic malls. I’m sick of eating hoagies! I want a grinder, a sub, a foot-long hero! I want to live, Marge! Won't you let me live? Won't you, please?
I enjoy a good po boy or mufaleta (sp?) for that matter, though I would argue that in terms of NOLA cuisine a mufaleta (sp?) would be more similar to a hoagie, the po boy seems more similar to a grinder to me generally. This makes me think of an awesome sandwich I once had in NOLA at mothers with what they call debris, so yummy
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