Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:39     Subject: Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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).



Yes, hairy and berry rhyme to this Midwesterner.


Many midwesterners also say bed and bad in very similar ways. Dad said like “dyad.”


I haven’t heard any of those.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 17:34     Subject: Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:Marry is is like Harry, NOT Mary or Merry. Weird.

From Penna.


My husband agrees but I can’t hear it. I say ferry and fairy the same. And I saw Merry and Mary the same too. He does not.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 17:13     Subject: Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:Marry is is like Harry, NOT Mary or Merry. Weird.

From Penna.


Some regions on the east coast (and maybe midwest?) differentiate between those three vowel sounds. Everywhere I've lived (up and down the west coast), Merry, Mary, and Marry are all pronounced exactly the same.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 17:09     Subject: Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?
Michiganders have the most annoying accent in the country.

My Michigan friends even make fun of themselves.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 17:06     Subject: Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?
Marry is is like Harry, NOT Mary or Merry. Weird.

From Penna.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 12:19     Subject: Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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?


The g is like the second a in caramel 😀
. The second a! (Why did spellcheck change that?!) ugh


Annie are you ok?
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 12:18     Subject: Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm from the UK. You don't pronounce the "t" unless you're trying to hide a very, very working class, aka East End of London accent and trying to sound posh.

So, do the posh people say it?


"No but often people trying to sound posh get things wrong."

Your response is really misogynistic, jerk.


Case in point!
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 12:15     Subject: Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
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?


The g is like the second a in caramel 😀
. The second a! (Why did spellcheck change that?!) ugh
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 12:13     Subject: Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?
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?


The g is like the second a in caramel 😀
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 07:34     Subject: Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm from the UK. You don't pronounce the "t" unless you're trying to hide a very, very working class, aka East End of London accent and trying to sound posh.

So, do the posh people say it?


No but often people trying to sound posh get things wrong.


Your response is really misogynistic, jerk.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 05:08     Subject: Re:Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:where is your husband from, OP?


Michigan. He also pronounces celery like salary.


I'm not from Michigan. I pronounce these two words the same.

However, I pronounce Aaron quite differently from Erin, and don't get that people think they sound the same.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 20:02     Subject: Re:Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?


My kids still say Merry Crit-muhs.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 20:00     Subject: Re:Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:where is your husband from, OP?


Michigan. He also pronounces celery like salary.


Well, there you go. Michiganders are known weirdos.

I like to annoy the Michigander in my life by calling it Mac-a-nack instead of Mack-i-naw.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 18:30     Subject: Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm from the UK. You don't pronounce the "t" unless you're trying to hide a very, very working class, aka East End of London accent and trying to sound posh.

So, do the posh people say it?


No but often people trying to sound posh get things wrong.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 18:15     Subject: Re:Do you pronounce the T in Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:where is your husband from, OP?


Michigan. He also pronounces celery like salary.