Mary, marry, merry

[njdevscup30]

These words (and similar vowel words), how do you pronounce them?

I pronounce them all differently.

The a in the name Mary I pronounce like the vowel sound in the word air. M(air)-ee

The a in the verb to marry (like marriage) I pronounce like the a in apple. If you have trouble thinking about it, say this: "Apple, Mapple, Marry"

The e in the word merry I pronounce like the e in the word met.

All three have distinct sounds. Who's with me?

[OilerNut]

[Alex The Loyal]

All differently. Though Mary and Merry are very close

[KpopandHockey]

Burnt Sienna

[Kbs]

I voted they all sound the same, but then I actually said them. If I could, I would change my vote to Mary and marry being the same with merry being different.

[Zaide]

mair-ee
mar-ee
mer-ee

Sound all different to me.

[snakeye]

All the same.

[tony d]

Option 4, Mary and marry sound the same but merry sounds a little different.

[saskriders]

slightly different

[optimus2861]

Originally Posted by tony d

Option 4, Mary and marry sound the same but merry sounds a little different.

^ This. But it's close. The difference between marry and merry may just be in my head.

[Buck Aki Berg]

Mary and marry are pretty much the same, but I say merry sliiiiiightly different. I stretch out the corners of my mouth (the same ay you do when faking a grin) to say merry, but don't do so for Mary or marry.