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I found this title subtly wrong, and it took me a little while to realize why: my accent doesn't have the Mary–marry–merry merger, so "Be Wary" and "Be Merry" d
by comicjk 7y ago
I found this title subtly wrong, and it took me a little while to realize why: my accent doesn't have the Mary–marry–merry merger, so "Be Wary" and "Be Merry" don't rhyme for me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-language_vowel_changes_before_historic_/r/#Mary%E2%80%93marry%E2%80%93merry_merger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-language_vowel_changes...
- apendleton 7y agoAs someone who does have this merger, which one (of Mary/marry/merry) does "wary" most resemble for you?
- jamiek88 7y agoWary.
- junar 7y agoI think the answer is "Mary". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rhymes:English/%C9%9B%C9%99%C9%B9i https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rhymes:English/%C9%9B%C9%99%C...
- hisnameisjimmy 7y agoMary and Merry are exactly the same as Wary to me.
- barry-cotter 7y agoMary
- stordoff 7y agoI read it as Eat, Drink, and Be Werry, and it took me a second of mild confusion to realise it was Wary, for much the same reason.