How do you pronounce "bury?"

[raccoon]

I'm in my mid-50's and most of my life I've said "bury" to rhyme with berry, Kerry, and cherry. So did everyone else. But in recent years, I've heard more people pronouncing it to rhyme with hurry and scurry.

Seems our language is evolving, even as we speak! :-)

Your experience in this earth-shaking matter?

[trof]

1. beri

:rofl:

[raccoon]

2. Ah, c'mon! Don't make me post this to Language, where it will languish for ages. nt

[unsavedtrash]

7. there you go!

:thumbsup:

[zingaro]

3. I say it like "Barry" - none of that burry stuff for me. nt

[Cannikin]

4. barry

[CreekDog]

5. In South Jersey, bury is pronounced like burry

Here in CA, bury is pronounced like berry.

[Swede]

6. I've pronounced it barry and burry

This is one of those words that seems to have several pronunciations.

[FloridaJudy]

8. "Berry" it six feet under

But "burry" if it's at the end of a proper noun (Cadbury)

[Thirtieschild]

9. Never heard it pronounced "burry". Is that pronunciation regional?

The two words I will continue to mispronounce are
coyoat instead of coyotee
drouth instead of draught

[raccoon]

10. Not sure if it's regional--last night I heard it on local news.

Heard it several other times but I can't recall where.

[Orsino]

11. Marionberry. n/t

[Cadwallader]

12. I think your world has Philadelphians in it

That's how they pronounce it in PA IIRC.
They pronounce "Very" the same way (vurry)

Check out Jim Cramer on CNBC, he's from Philly.
You'll see what I mean

[displacedtexan]

13. In "Wolf," both Nicholson & Pfeiffer say, "Burry."

I say, "Berry."

I had never even heard it pronounced "Burry" until that film.

[redqueen]

14. Berry.

[geardaddy]

15. Berry.

[Rabrrrrrr]

16. Very sarcastically, with a hint of insouciance and defiant apoplexy.