Thread: Phonetics of "Gary" ???
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Old 30-Jul-2006, 01:45
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Default Re: Phonetics of "Gary" ???
Yes. The way we pronounce it in the Midwest, anyway. The further south you go, the more they'll add that long "a" sound, so that it comes out as "Gay-ree," as Myk said.
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