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And that would be OK as a clue if Silverstein was a red herring, Grizzly was also a children's author and Scarry sounded like scary (and also meant something in
by Lerc 9mo ago
And that would be OK as a clue if Silverstein was a red herring, Grizzly was also a children's author and Scarry sounded like scary (and also meant something in the same ballpark as Gory, Grim, and Grisly)
- quuxplusone 9mo agoRichard Scarry's surname is indeed pronounced "scary," rather than (as I assumed for many years) "scarr-ry." That is, it rhymes with Harry, Larry, carry, parry, tarry, and marry, rather than... uh, starry, I guess?
- quesera 9mo agoWhere I come from, Scarry rhymes with Harry, but Harry does not rhyme with scary. Harry does not rhyme with hairy Scarry does not rhyme with scary Marry does not rhyme with Mary. Nor with merry! You can probably triangulate my childhood home with that information. :)