Words@brothersgibb.com message digest 05/19/2022 15:01 (#2022-1895)
2 messages included in this issue
Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 14:26:17 -0400
From: Joseph Brennan <brennan@columbia.edu>
Subject: Re: Barry crashes MJ award
On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 9:05 PM Jeff Lokken via Words <
Words@brothersgibb.com> wrote:
> I was always under the impression that Barry knew MJ was calling Berry
> Gordy and was just trying to be funny. He even said "oh wrong Barry!"
> Because MJ actually said "Berry would you please join us on the stage" even
> though everyone knew he was referring to Berry Gordy
>
It brings to mind the "marry merry Mary" dialect difference. I am in the
minority of Americans who pronounce all three differently. In MJ's
midwestern speech Berry and Barry might really sound the same. ... and did
Barry show up by mistake, or on cue?
Joe Brennan
Back to top
Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 14:35:07 -0400
From: Joseph Brennan <brennan@columbia.edu>
Subject: Re: Barry crashes MJ award
On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:29 PM compoccia via Words
wrote:
> Or should I say, Bah-ree.
>
> New Yorker's like me pronounce it Bar-ee.
>
> What, there's a fourth way? Like it rhymes with sorry? (if you don't
pronounce that as sawrry)
Joe Brennan
Back to top
End Words@brothersgibb.com message digest 05/19/2022 15:01 (#2022-1895)