[Magdalen] Mary, Marry, and Merry

[Mahoney, W. Michael]

We have a friend named Maureen.  Everyone knows her as "Mo".

Mike Mahoney
Stoneledge
446 Long Mountain Road
Washington, VA 22747



On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 7:25 PM ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> I pronounce Maureen and marine the same.
>
> Knew a woman who had two children: Bradley and Lee Ann.
> At lunchtime she'd lean over the porch railing and yell "Bradley Ann."
> -M
>
>
> On Monday, May 18, 2020, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > When I was growing up we had a neighbor who was originally from
> somewhere,
> > I believe, in the Tidewater area. She had three children, Marianne,
> > Malcolm, and Maureen, whose names she pronounced (more or less) as
> > "May-ree-ay-yan", "May-yal-comb", and "Mo-reeeeeeen". We used to joke
> that
> > it took her five minutes to call all three of her kids in.
> >
> >
>