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"How do you pronounce Mary/merry/marry?" (media.piefed.world)
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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It drove me crazy when I first moved out of New Jersey and heard so many people "mispronouncing" vowels like this. See also "pen" pronounced as "pin", "Laura" and "Lara" being pronounced the same, etc. The "e" to "i" vowel shift in particular has become extremely prominent throughout much of the US.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Going to school in NJ, I had a teacher whose first name was "Dawn" and she hated it. I didn't understand, I thought it was a pretty name.

But then I grew up, left the state, and wondered why everyone referred to the morning as "don." That's when it all clicked (or, you could say, it dawned on me.) Other states don't pronounce the "aw" part, making "Dawn" and "Don" sound the same. In New Jersey, they are distinct. Now I see why having that name could be upsetting.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

That one, especially, has also driven me crazy. That poor woman.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How the hell do you pronounce pin different from pen

[–] YellaLeber@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

It scares me to learn someone pronounces them the same...