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Old 26-Jul-2006, 19:29
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Question Phonetics of "Gary" ???

Which is widely used phonetic for the noun "Gary".

I've heard BOTH "g{r.i" (vowel as in "hat") and "ge@.ri" (diphthong as in "care", "mary", etc.)
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Here in the southeastern US it sounds like "Gay-ree."
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In the midwest, it rhymes with "Mary."
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Here in the southeastern US it sounds like "Gay-ree."
Don't know but for some reason, I feel less comfortable with using the diphthong "eI" as you've used, as it occurs in "pay, stay, bay", etc.

I feel like it should rather have a diphthong "e@" as in "care, bear, mare", etc.

But then again, it may vary from region to region & hence you'd be right in using the diphthong "eI" instead.

How about a vowel "{" i.e. the one that occurs in "hat, bat, cat", etc. ???
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In the midwest, it rhymes with "Mary."
If it rhymes with "Mary" then I'm certain that it has to have diphthong "e@" i.e. as it occurs in "care, bear, mare", etc.
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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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