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I'm most interested in how North Americans pronounce these words depending on their geographic location or origin, but speakers of non-American varieties of English are welcome to contribute as well. If you could also leave a comment about your city/state/province, that would be helpful!
Mary
marry
merry
which
witch
caught
cot
pen
pin
bag
beg
house [verb]
house [noun]
lies
lice
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Mary, would you marry me? Together we would be very merry!
Mary
marry
merry
When the great wen of London erupts...
when
wen
Which witch is it?
which
witch
I caught him sleeping on my cot.
caught
cot
I hung my pen on a pin.
pen
pin
The lad with the bag began to beg.
bag
beg
We need more housing. How many can you house in this house?
house [verb]
house [noun]
Tell no lies; flies don't like lice.
lies
lice
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Mary
marry
merry
which
witch
caught
cot
pen
pin
bag
beg
house [verb]
house [noun]
lies
lice
[Note: I grew up in Mobile, Alabama, USA. I have lived in many places since then though. The first four groups of words I pronounce the same way. The last three I pronounce differently.]
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Mary
marry
merry
which
witch
caught
cot
pen
pin
bag
beg
house [verb]
house [noun]
lies
lice
[Note: I grew up in Mobile, Alabama, USA. I have lived in many places since then though. The first four groups of words I pronounce the same way. The last three I pronounce differently.]
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i20032019 Recording submitted
Silver Valley, North Carolina, United States of America, North American
English/American Accent
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A note on my dialect: I currently live in Texas and have for most of the last 16 years, but I spent the first 16 years of my life living in various parts of the US, the largest part was 7 years in San Diego. I am not sure how that has influenced my speech but I am sure it has.