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"How do you pronounce Mary/merry/marry?" (media.piefed.world)
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[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

~~So ferry rhymes with fairy?~~

Edit: Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?

[–] Thisiswritteningerman@midwest.social 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes?

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I meant to ask "Is ferry is pronounced the same as fairy?"

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

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.

[–] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago

In my dialect, yes.