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[Rei no Otaku]

Gonna need a vocaroo for this

here's me:

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1dFnkQeFicn

Sound different when you say them to me.

Marry: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/marry
Mary: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Mary

Exactly. They sound completely different.

 

[Haly]

Close but not quite. I'm in NYC not Boston.

Then again I learned to say things all proper-like instead of picking it up from my environment so that might be it.

 

[Sub_Level]

Oh shit it guessed my El Paso correctly. I didn't even know we had a discernibly distinct dialect.

 

[NYR94]

wow, masterful troll

Not sure what you're getting at. I'm being serious.

 

[I'm an expert]

Sound different when you say them to me.

Exactly. They sound completely different.

Lol, ok.

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

What's with all the names for Woodlice?

Marry: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/marry
Mary: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Mary

I guess it makes sense to have them all sound alike if you're used to Fairy and Ferry and Craig and Greg sounding the same.

Right, they sound the same. Craig and Greg certainly don't though.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Where the hell do you have drive through liquor stores? Didn't know such a thing existed.

Athens, Ohio has one. There's another in South Charleston, WV.

 

[Barzul]

I'm quite curious about "the devil beating his wife". Where is that crazy shit from?

Alabama

 

[Rei no Otaku]

Lol, ok.

Right, they sound the same. Craig and Greg certainly don't though.

You people are crazy...

 

[Damaniel]

Got my exact city, in fact. 'Potato bug' was the differentiator, apparently (it's a Northwest term), but a lot of my answers were strongest in the Western US.

 

[GrandHarrier]

What is wrong with your language if Mary, Marry and Merry don't sound identical?

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

What is wrong with your language if Mary, Marry and Merry don't sound identical?

I don't see how they could possibly sound different. It's just not possible.

 

[MIMIC]

Website says I'm most similar to three cities in Florida. I'm actually from Ohio (but moved to Florida 6 months ago).

Weird. Surely they're not factoring in your current location?

EDIT: The area where I'm from is orangish-red, so I guess that kinda got me (although the specific cities are wayyyyy off)

 

[Enduin]

Sound different when you say them to me.

Exactly. They sound completely different.

I wouldn't say completely different, but subtly different. Depending on the person the difference is incredibly slight and for a lot of people nonexistent, you have a very subtle pause when saying Marry vs Mary which is spoken in one breath. It's basically Mare-ry and Mary.

But anyone who thinks or says Merry is the the same as Marry/Mary is an inbred moron.

 

[gutter_trash]

Montrealer here from Portuguese parents who picked up English from WB cartoons, Sesame Street and movies while growing up.

I got New York, Yonkers and Newwark as my closest.

I don't have a Canadian accent because I didn't learn English from English speaking Canadians but all 100% from television.

(after 1977. children of immigrants are not aloud to attend English elementary and secondary schools in the Province of Quebec unless their parents of an English education)

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

But anyone who thinks or says Merry is the the same as Marry/Mary is an inbred moron.

Explain to this inbred moron how it's different.

 

[Mudkips]

Terribly inaccurate for me. A lot of questions boil down to "Have you heard of this term?".
Not a single question about steamed hams or aurora borealis in my kitchen?

 

[daviyoung]

Right, they sound the same. Craig and Greg certainly don't though.

Even the audio on dictionary.com sounds the same?

Time for one of these I think...

 

[Rhomega Beta]

Raised in Omaha and Colorado Springs, now live near Phoenix.

It gave me Arlington, Virginia, Boston, and Anchorage.
http://nyti.ms/1coPqen

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

Even the audio on dictionary.com sounds the same?

Time for one of these I think...

Exactly the same.

 

[Rei no Otaku]

Explain to this inbred moron how it's different.

While I think he was a bit harsh, they just sound different. To me it's literally like asking how "book" and "bike" sound different. Other than the M and the Y at the end of the words they sound nothing alike to my ear.

 

[sixghost]

Apparently Chicago is the only place in the county that uses the phrase "gym shoes." It nailed me on that question.

 

[I'm an expert]

Explain to this inbred moron how it's different.

It's a completely different word and pronunciation with the e. Tell me you don't pronounce bury like barry/berry..

 

[daviyoung]

Exactly the same.

Even the phonetics are different though.

 

[Enduin]

Explain to this inbred moron how it's different.

One has an A the other has E, they make different sounds. Like Arrow vs Error they're distinctly different because you pronounce the A and E differently. Mer and Mar should not be pronounced the same way.

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

It's a completely different word and pronunciation with the e. Tell me you don't pronounce bury like barry/berry..

Depends. In the sense of putting someone in a grave, yes. But if it's at the end of a city's name, no.

 

[I'm an expert]

Even the phonetics are different though.

Craig and Greg? Seriously?

Depends. In the sense of putting someone in a grave, yes. But if it's at the end of a city's name, no.

Well then..I dunno about inbred moron, but you wouldn't sound like the most educated person in a convo.

 

[ZZMitch]

It's a completely different word and pronunciation with the e. Tell me you don't pronounce bury like barry/berry..

They sound the same yeah. Bury and berry sound the same too

 

[daviyoung]

Craig and Greg? Seriously?

Mary and Marry

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Tried in both Chrome and Firefox, got no map at the end. I don't use Adblock on Chrome.

NYTimes done fucked up.

You have to give it time. Took almost a full minute for mine to show up.

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

One has an A the other has E, they make different sounds. Like Arrow vs Error they're distinctly different because you pronounce the A and E differently. Mer and Mar should not be pronounced the same way.

But they're all pronounced mare-ree.

 

[vas_a_morir]

Merry, Marry, Mary, in action.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s13mp0EIoAjM

(Northern Kentucky)

 

[Blearth]

From San Francisco. Test gives me Fremont.

Creepy.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Are we really calling each other inbred morons because we pronounce words differently?

The fuck is wrong with some of you?

Are you serious? We're talking about dialects here, not math.

Nope! Clearly saying things differently is a direct reflection of your intelligence, not where you grew up.

 

[MIMIC]

But anyone who thinks or says Merry is the the same as Marry/Mary is an inbred moron.

Are you serious? We're talking about dialects here, not math.

 

[toohectic]

One has an A the other has E, they make different sounds. Like Arrow vs Error they're distinctly different because you pronounce the A and E differently. Mer and Mar should not be pronounced the same way.

I have a feeling you are going to get some reposes saying that the first syllable in Arrow and Error do sound the same. In fact, I'm one of them. Southern California raised.

 

[GrandHarrier]

It nailed me as a Northwesterner. Portland / Seattle / Salt Lake???

But they're all pronounced mare-ree.

Mary. Kerry. Marry. Carry. Merry. Ferry.

They all have the same air-ree sound.

Merry, Marry, Mary, in action.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s13mp0EIoAjM

(Northern Kentucky)

Lol nice.

 

[Arkos]

Edit nvm just slow loading

It gave me three cities in the deeper south, but there was also a red area right near me. Gah am I that much of a hick lol

 

[Devolution]

I don't get maps.

Oh wait one finally popped up. Some cities in Cali.

Fremont, Modesto and Corona.

They could place Cali people pretty quick if they included "hella" in there.

 

[vas_a_morir]

I don't get a map at the end of it what am I doing wrong?

Just give it 30 seconds. It takes a while to load.

 

[Flame Lord]

It sorta got me. Kentucky(Where I'm from) is yellow while up north is red.

 

[MIMIC]

I don't get a map at the end of it what am I doing wrong?

The map took a while to load for me. Give it a little bit.

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

Mary. Kerry. Marry. Carry. Merry. Ferry.

They all have the same air-ree sound.

You are correct, sir.

 

[Linkyn]

No map, but I did learn Oxford English in school, so most of my pronounciation and vocabulary is fairly British.

Edit: Map eventually loaded. Very north-eastern, main cities New York, Yonkers and Jersey City (though tbh, I don't think I've ever heard of the latter two).

 

[Enduin]

But they're all pronounced mare-ree.

Mer-ree, Mar-ree, Maree

Are you serious? We're talking about dialects here, not math.

You should be purged from society.

I have a feeling you are going to get some reposes saying that the first syllable in Arrow and Error do sound the same. In fact, I'm one of them. Southern California raised.

God help us.

 

[I'm an expert]

Merry, Marry, Mary, in action.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s13mp0EIoAjM

(Northern Kentucky)

Are we ok with bustin balls or is everyone in super senstitive mode..? You're from Kentucky lol.


Enduin bringin dat real talk. Respect.

 

[daviyoung]

Mary. Kerry. Marry. Carry. Merry. Ferry.

They all have the same air-ree sound.

Lazy (pronounced like Lassie and Lossy)

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

Mer-ree, Mar-ree, Maree.

Mer-ree? Like Murry? Who pronounces merry like Murry? lol I'm having a murry good time. Sorry, but no. And you called others inbred morons?

 

[GrandHarrier]

I have a feeling you are going to get some reposes saying that the first syllable in Arrow and Error do sound the same. In fact, I'm one of them. Southern California raised.

:raises hand:

Arrow : Air-row, Error : Air-roar

 

[daviyoung]

I'm sure all your air-heads think "could of" and "could've" sound exactly the same as well.