Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mary Criss-miss.

Mary is pronounced Ma-ry

Correct is: Mare-e Chris-muss.

Maybe if you’re Mork from Ork.

[Anonymous]

Mary, merry, and marry are all pronounced the same to me, a Midwesterner. My East Coast husband disagrees but I can’t hear the difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mary, merry, and marry are all pronounced the same to me, a Midwesterner. My East Coast husband disagrees but I can’t hear the difference.

East Coast here and they're all different to me. I do slightly brush the t in Christmas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My spouse, a former Catholic, said this as if obviously true and that I should know it. I grew up on the church as a Presbyterian, but I don’t think I know a single person who pronounces the T. It’s silent, right?

Why do I feel like this is some super-subtle anti-Catholic dig?

[Anonymous]

About as often as I pronounce the “t” in often, which isn’t often.

[Anonymous]

What, no. And none of my Catholic relatives say the t either.

[Anonymous]

Wait, how do you pronounce the I in Christmas.

[Anonymous]

Yes. It's not obvious but if I didn't it would come out like "Crizzzmizz" My tongue hits the roof of my mouth for the slight T sound. It doesn't stay in the back of my mouth for just the S sounds. Like pasta which also has slight t.

[Anonymous]

I've lived in the UK and the US. Never have I ever heard any Scot, Irish, Welsh, English person, or anyone from a multitude of American states, pronounce the t in Christmas. I don't think Australians and New Zealanders pronounce the t either.

Your husband has a screw loose.

[Anonymous]

We got drones & school shootings & NIL ruining college football. So when it comes to how to pronounce Christmas, I don’t give a shi .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it is silent. And your husband is weird.

Lawyer up, hit the gym etc.

Lol

[Anonymous]

The only people I have heard pronounce the t are fundamentalist Christian’s types when seeking to emphasize that the holiday is about celebrating the birth of Christ

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What, no. And none of my Catholic relatives say the t either.

Agree. I am Catholic and I have never heard the "T" in anyone from the US.

I am surprised that in some places "Mary" and "Merry." For those of you, do "hairy" and "berry" rhyme"? I am from the Northeast and and Mary has a long A (like Maid) while Merry has a short E (like Bed).

[Anonymous]

Yes, most people do not pronounce the “T” sound.

[Anonymous]

Not everybody is a Christian you know, OP. Couldn’t you have started a conversation on something a little more meaningful during the holidays?