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Originally Posted by HarryT
That's also true elsewhere. Eg, in British English, the words "Mary", "Marry", and "Merry" have three distinct and separate vowel sounds. In many dialects of American English, two, or even all three of them are pronounced exactly the same.
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Hmmm, I think I'd rather face the confusion over saying "Merry Mary, marry me!" to an American, than ask the hotel staff to take care of the sh*ts on my bed!
