[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Thicknesse: Question on Pronunciation

[Janette]

>
> > Carol:
> > Or how about "merry," "marry," and "Mary"? All homonyms for me, though
> > I realize that Easterners, Southerners, and possibly Midwesterners may
> > distinguish among them, or at least between one or two of the three.


montims:
but surely...  is it the r that causes this problem?  Because the vowel
sounds are the same as heaven, haven't, haven.  What about Harry and hairy?
Do they sound the same?  Truly, they are all enunciated very differently (as
opposed to variedly...) by this Brit...


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