Mary-marry-merry merger
noun/ˈmeɹi ˈmæɹi ˈmɛɹi ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/US/ˈmɛɹi ˈmɛɹi ˈmɛɹi ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ//ˈmɛəɹi ˈmæɹi ˈmɛɹi ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/UK
Definitions
A phonemic merger where the vowels in "mare", "pat", "pet" (usually pronounced mâr, păt,…
A phonemic merger where the vowels in "mare", "pat", "pet" (usually pronounced mâr, păt, pĕt respectively) are pronounced the same before r, making "Mary", "marry", "merry" homophones.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for Mary-marry-merry merger. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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