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What's a regional pronunciation of a word that seems normal to you but is weird to people from other parts of the country? (lemmings.world)
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Here "bus" is pronounced like "buzz" and I didn't realise it was weird until I went down to Devon and it was a dead giveaway that I'm a Brummie lol

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm told there are differences between "merry", "marry", and "Mary", but I don't believe it.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I'm from NJ and Murray, merry, marry, and Mary are all distinct.

    Berry is like merry and bury is like Murray.

    I've lived in Philly and then the suburbs for a couple of decades now and have never noticed the berry-bury thing - I'm guessing it's a South Philly thing? So do you eat straw'bury's or do you 'berry' your dead pets?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I get the rest, but how is "Mary" different?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Mary rhymes with fairy

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm also from NJ, but I would be pressed to hear the difference between Marry and Mary tbh. The rest are all distinct though!

    But I'm also told, when people find out I'm from NJ (online people), that "You don't sound like you're from NJ" so idk.

    I was born here, so simply I must sound like someone from NJ cause I am! Logic.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Interesting! I think central, north, and south Jersey all have some distinctions in accent. Plus I think a lot of people have a pretty stereotyped idea of what New Jerseyans are "supposed" to sound like haha

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    My ex got so mad because down here the boy name Don and the girl name Dawn sound about the same. He would yell no it's not it's DAAHN and DWAWN! But we don't have that nasal Midwestern thing, it's just Don and Daun.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    In my area, "Don" is pronounced with the mouth wide, jaw open. Force a smile as you say it, and you should be in the ballpark.

    "Dawn" is pronounced with the lips pursed. Kiss your grandmother on the cheek.

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