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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 2 Aug 2021 17:31

A silly game we used to play in the 70s and 80s, especially if we had a new perosn in the group who we thought would enjoy it, was to ask people to say the following words .................

Mary, marry, merry

ferry, fairy


Only the British seem to be able to say all the words in a distinctive way.

Canadians and Americans mostly can not do it, and they don't actually see what's wrong.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 2 Aug 2021 13:16

Still incorrigible, Allan. :-D :-D :-D

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 2 Aug 2021 11:36

Allan needs no encouragement - it just comes naturally. :-D

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 2 Aug 2021 09:10

:-D :-D :-D :-D

Tiamo

Tiamo Report 2 Aug 2021 08:20

Don’t encourage him ;-)

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 2 Aug 2021 07:55

:-D :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 2 Aug 2021 02:44

:-D :-D :-D

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Allan

Allan Report 1 Aug 2021 23:37

My daughter and I were reminiscing the other day and she asked me if I remembered the time she came home from school in tears as she had just failed a grammar test.

I certainly did as it was the time I consoled her by giving her a big hug and saying to her, 'There, their, they're,'