Harry and Hairy - The Difference.

[Tonks]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "sistermagpie" 
<sistermagpie at ...> wrote:
>
> Steve:
> > I still say in the region I'm in, in common daily
> > speech, virtually no one would make any distinction
> > between any of the words discussed.
> 
> Magpie:
> This is one of the most basic distinctions in regional accents in the 
US as well, isn't it? Where I'm from the distinction would be common.

Tonks:
I am SOooooo confused listening to all of this talk and the distinction 
in the U.K.. I tried to say that, but just couldn't get the sound 
right. I am with Steve... where I live Harry is Hairy and Sirius is 
Serious... all the same here. Midwest.