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7. Larry the Cable Guy had a bit on this

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Wed May 31, 2017, 10:37 AM

May 2017

It dealt with how he would pronounce the name Peg...the punch line was that it depends on what she looks like.

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Some people seem to think "pin" and "pen" are pronounced differently. [View all] raccoon May 2017 OP

Pinnsylvania? Iggo May 2017 #1

my mother insists that mary, marry, and merry all sound different. unblock May 2017 #2

Marry sounds different. The other two are the same. brush May 2017 #27

We'll all be making merry when I marry Mary Mack. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #32

Delightful to be sure. 3catwoman3 Jun 2017 #37

I absolutely love it. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #40

Homonym HopeAgain May 2017 #3

doesn't apply to pin and pen Phentex May 2017 #6

Not homonyms. zanana1 Jun 2017 #65

Same here - totally different. smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #66

That's what I was saying... Phentex Jun 2017 #67

yes, regional differences demigoddess Jun 2017 #84

Some people in the south think set and sit sound the same... Phentex Jun 2017 #85

Homophones. eppur_se_muova Jun 2017 #73

exactly Phentex Jun 2017 #86

Nope. Homonyms. nt zanana1 Jun 2017 #88

The definitions I posted (courtesy of Google) say "both". nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2017 #90

It depends on your dialect. raging moderate May 2017 #4

Right, like there's a difference between Mme. Defarge May 2017 #5

You're from Western PA, Aren't You? Leith May 2017 #24

Portland, OR Mme. Defarge May 2017 #25

Never Mind Leith May 2017 #30

I have a friend who's from western PA. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #33

I grew up out west, and pen and pin are pronounced differently Drahthaardogs Jun 2017 #72

I pronounce "caught" and "cot" the same. Dulcinea Jun 2017 #92

Larry the Cable Guy had a bit on this citood May 2017 #7

Classy zanana1 Jun 2017 #89

That's why there are inkpens C_U_L8R May 2017 #8

Pronouncing "winch" and "wench" the same can get you in trouble. alarimer May 2017 #9

You just brought back a small Army memory... jmowreader May 2017 #28

Important point. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #34

And then some say wrinch when they mean wrench. Take a wrinch to that wench I say. yellowcanine Jun 2017 #76

Some people think "bury" and "berry" are pronounced differently. yellowcanine Jun 2017 #77

I picked some blueburries down by the crik. yellowcanine Jun 2017 #78

Pronounciation can be dangerous-- I once saw a guy almost get his ass kicked in a diner... TreasonousBastard May 2017 #10

In this case, "lazily" was probably correct, Spanish-wise! WinkyDink May 2017 #21

What dialect zipplewrath May 2017 #11

No difference Tiggeroshii May 2017 #12

What do you think of "cot" and "caught"? GBizzle May 2017 #13

Me too. Caught to me is said "cawt." Nt raccoon May 2017 #16

All the supposed homonyms mentioned in this thread sound different when I say them. Ron Obvious May 2017 #14

Totally different pronunciation. sinkingfeeling May 2017 #15

Yep, as alike as "covfefe" and "santorum" JustABozoOnThisBus May 2017 #17

Lol...pretty sure I interpreted that much dirtier than you intended.... Docreed2003 May 2017 #26

Both terms are wide open to interpretation. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2017 #45

It was the sounds alike part that got me...lol Docreed2003 Jun 2017 #47

The educated say "get", in Texas we say "git." LanternWaste May 2017 #18

Never mind ruining the Iambic Pentameter. ;-) WinkyDink May 2017 #22

my first week in Texas Skittles May 2017 #19

you found one that could write? bluecollar2 Jun 2017 #55

now now Skittles Jun 2017 #56

I know... bluecollar2 Jun 2017 #57

I do hear you Skittles Jun 2017 #60

Abbott bluecollar2 Jun 2017 #61

"Pin" is not pronounced as the writing utensil "pen." Not correctly, anyway. WinkyDink May 2017 #20

I don't hear a difference. Explain pls. brush May 2017 #31

Do you go... 3catwoman3 May 2017 #36

Sorry, still don't hear a difference. brush Jun 2017 #42

Me either. nt raccoon Jun 2017 #48

Ben went to the store. He found a good deal in the thrift shop bargain bin. MiltonBrown Jun 2017 #58

Must be genetic. nt raccoon Jun 2017 #62

Were you a terrible spiller in school? Did your teacher throw your book out the wendow? Phentex Jun 2017 #68

No, I never spilled anything. Lol nt raccoon Jun 2017 #69

Some math for you, Doc_Technical May 2017 #23

Um not around hear, I mean here........:) lunasun May 2017 #29

This thread is exactly why it's not remotely feasible to PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #35

I always thought it was odd when my grandmother would call Washington Warshington Doreen Jun 2017 #38

Ahhh. Again I first heard that pronunciation PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #39

oh I saw an episode on Matlock about that lol Was she from Arkansas? luvMIdog Jun 2017 #52

Pronounced correctly they are different rainy Jun 2017 #41

Still don't hear a difference. It's in the mind of the speaker I guess. brush Jun 2017 #43

try saying in then etch rainy Jun 2017 #44

Nah, any difference is in the mind of the speaker brush Jun 2017 #46

Wait; you seriously don't hear the difference Codeine Jun 2017 #50

OK -- how about flower and flour? NCjack Jun 2017 #53

living in ohio skippercollector Jun 2017 #49

Don Dawn- Con Yawn MiltonBrown Jun 2017 #59

What is your point? guillaumeb Jun 2017 #51

i make pin a little more nasaly.(is that a word?) samnsara Jun 2017 #54

"...I can't hear it." You can hear one of them drop. n/t retread Jun 2017 #63

What an interesting thread...thanks for starting it, raccoon. Glorfindel Jun 2017 #64

I definitely pronounce them differently ailsagirl Jun 2017 #70

My son came home from Georgia preschool one day with a new saying. aikoaiko Jun 2017 #71

If you think a pin is mightier than a sword IronLionZion Jun 2017 #74

How many angels can fit on the head of a pig pin? yellowcanine Jun 2017 #81

My Canadian husband greymattermom Jun 2017 #75

And some say that "roof" rhymes with "woof." But maybe they are spoofin. yellowcanine Jun 2017 #79

So do they pronounce penthouse as pinthouse? yellowcanine Jun 2017 #80

There does not seem to be a difference in hearing the sounds Phentex Jun 2017 #82

Witch and Which get a lot of people. yellowcanine Jun 2017 #83

A stickin' pin or a writin' pin? Brother Buzz Jun 2017 #87

Good friend of mine from GA would always differentiate by saying. NCTraveler Jun 2017 #91