[Magdalen] Mary, Marry, and Merry

[Ginga Wilder]

Grace, I believe the variations are rooted in regional
difference...differing accents across the country.
Ginga

On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 5:21 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have found all of this very interesting, because it never occurred to me
> that they would be pronounced differently from each other.  I pronounce all
> three the same. When I've heard people pronounce them differently from
> me, I just figured it was a regional difference; I never noticed that they
> might be using different pronunciations depending on the spelling.
>
> On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 4:56 PM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I do also.
> >
> > Mary - Ma (long a) - re
> > Merry - Mare (as in female horse) - re
> > Marry - Maa (as in Baa, so sheep say) - re
> >
> > Ginga
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 4:16 PM ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I also pronounce bury and berry the same.
> > > -M
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 3:28 PM ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am a New Englander.
> > > > We pronounce Mary and merry exactly the same.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Grace Cangialosi
> Ruckersville, VA
>
> *"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great
> love."*
> *St. Teresa of Calcutta*
>