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
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
I’m told there are differences between “merry”, “marry”, and “Mary”, but I don’t believe it.
Depends where you are. Most in the US pronounce them the same, but they are all distinct in Philly for example. But we pronounce “berry” and “bury” the same.
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?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-language_vowel_changes_before_historic_/r/
Yes I would say “bury” like “berry”
I grew up in North Philly and South Jersey
It’s listed under Merry Murray merger in the wiki link
Interesting!