Here “bus” is pronounced like “buzz” and I didn’t realise it was weird until I went down to Devon and it was a dead giveaway that I’m a Brummie lol

  • klemptor
    4·
    10 months ago

    I’m from NJ and Murray, merry, marry, and Mary are all distinct.

    Berry is like merry and bury is like Murray.

    I’ve lived in Philly and then the suburbs for a couple of decades now and have never noticed the berry-bury thing - I’m guessing it’s a South Philly thing? So do you eat straw’bury’s or do you ‘berry’ your dead pets?

    • RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
      2·
      10 months ago

      I’m also from NJ, but I would be pressed to hear the difference between Marry and Mary tbh. The rest are all distinct though!

      But I’m also told, when people find out I’m from NJ (online people), that “You don’t sound like you’re from NJ” so idk.

      I was born here, so simply I must sound like someone from NJ cause I am! Logic.

      • klemptor
        2·
        10 months ago

        Interesting! I think central, north, and south Jersey all have some distinctions in accent. Plus I think a lot of people have a pretty stereotyped idea of what New Jerseyans are “supposed” to sound like haha

        • RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
          2·
          10 months ago

          Oh yes, people absolutely have an idea of what we’re suppose to sound like!

          Once I start cursing like a sailor they go “oh okay yeah you’re from NJ” lmfao. I don’t curse nearly as much in text.