tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post3090031122137950807..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: How you say—?Zenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-26483765483595232952010-06-10T20:31:32.926-07:002010-06-10T20:31:32.926-07:00I don't get it either. The link is to the verb...I don't get it either. The link is to the verb "harry". I've always said (and heard) "Harry" as the British version (New Orleans and California). And "rubbish" I don't think of as particularly British. "Spot on" moreso, but by itself, it would raise any suspicions.<br /><br />jahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-90751092074585707242010-06-10T15:45:53.748-07:002010-06-10T15:45:53.748-07:00Ray: Indeed I do. Harry, Barry, parry, carry, dair...Ray: Indeed I do. Harry, Barry, parry, carry, dairy, merry, Mary, marry, sherry, berry, fairy, hairy, wary, very, vary ... all sound alike or so close that I couldn't pick one out.<br /><br />It's like those Teach Yourself Some Language books that say "a as in cat, not calf". Thanks.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-22944182834489923562010-06-09T22:08:31.372-07:002010-06-09T22:08:31.372-07:00Gr, OpenID is screwing up...
I don't, Ray, bu...Gr, OpenID is screwing up...<br /><br /><i>I</i> don't, Ray, but those who pronounce "Harry" like that generally do.John Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177732626660057584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-28553886497595824282010-06-09T21:32:08.054-07:002010-06-09T21:32:08.054-07:00Alas, I have very little ear for pronunciation. I...Alas, I have very little ear for pronunciation. I'll use context to determine whether you're talking about Dali, Dalai, or Dolly, and concentrate on the idea(s) of your argument. I expect, then, that I blur the three together when I'm speaking.Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-38995794416361309282010-06-09T21:06:14.309-07:002010-06-09T21:06:14.309-07:00Just wandered in here from a comment on Elizabeth ...Just wandered in here from a comment on Elizabeth Collins' blog, which I came to from PZ Myers' Pharyngula blog.<br /><br />I spent a third of my youth in Spanish speaking countries (Panama and Venezuela), so I pronounce Salvador Dali with a Caribbean accent. I even do a little roll of the tongue for the "r." But I do not pronounce Dali the same as dalai or dolly.<br /><br />My new neighbor told me she had trouble nailing my accent. I told her that because I lived in so many places (Army brat, most of the towns in the USA started with the word "Fort") I picked up lots of ways of saying stuff. But it has been made worse in that I listen to podcasts, many from the UK and Australia. (many listed at http://www.skepreview.com/ )<br /><br />I can now blame podcasts for making me talk funny.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428361191787397415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-88858594282645634652010-06-09T19:40:45.975-07:002010-06-09T19:40:45.975-07:00unapologetic:
Zeno seemed to be saying that he de...unapologetic:<br /><br />Zeno seemed to be saying that he detected Britishness because the name Harry was not pronounced as 'hairy'. Does this mean you pronounce Barry, parry, and tarry to rhyme with dairy?Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198072683770155918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-65000726249866458962010-06-09T19:19:41.264-07:002010-06-09T19:19:41.264-07:00Dolly Dali Dalai?
For me, merry, Mary, marry.
Wo...Dolly Dali Dalai?<br /><br />For me, merry, Mary, marry.<br /><br />Worse, that big ugly dipthong-r shows up in more places for me than for anyone else I know.<br /><br />You know what sound alike?<br />An a large mammal.<br />An alcoholic beverage.<br />Naked.<br />Carry.<br />A funeral thingie.<br />A brand of (formerly) German pharmaceuticals.<br /><br />JonathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-48018091119101915112010-06-09T18:28:08.788-07:002010-06-09T18:28:08.788-07:00Um, Ray? Everyone would agree that "Harry&quo...Um, Ray? Everyone would agree that "Harry" rhymes with "Barry", "parry", and "tarry". You say that like it clears anything up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-22201310095507153122010-06-09T17:54:03.378-07:002010-06-09T17:54:03.378-07:00I confess, they do for me, unless I'm being ex...I confess, they do for me, unless I'm being extra careful or pretentious with Dali.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-51762074821310017462010-06-09T15:49:24.573-07:002010-06-09T15:49:24.573-07:00Oh, and of course 'Dolly' comes nowhere ne...Oh, and of course 'Dolly' comes nowhere near the pronunciation of either Dalai or Dali. It rhymes nicely with holly and polly, by golly!Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198072683770155918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-90024808725622367852010-06-09T15:43:35.058-07:002010-06-09T15:43:35.058-07:00'Harry' rhymes with 'Barry' or ...'Harry' rhymes with 'Barry' or 'parry', or even 'tarry'.<br /><br />Proper people (meaning, of course, we Brits), pronounce Dalai such that it rhymes with 'ally'. (We also place our full stops *after* the closing quote, where it rightly belongs in this context.)<br /><br />Salvador's last name we pronounce as daahli, that is with an elongated 'a' as when the doctor asks you to open your mouth wide and say "ah".<br /><br />Best not to even mention your atrocious mangling of Van Gogh's name. <br /><br />I believe, though, that we are probably all in agreement that the word 'bush' rhymes with 'idiot'.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198072683770155918noreply@blogger.com