Beh-ril, burr'uhl, and burl

[James Smith]

Ah!  I see!  However, red beryl is mined in Utah, near
the town of Beryl, locally pronounced as beh-r at l.



--- "Joel S. Berson" <Berson at ATT.NET> wrote:

> Perhaps my reference to weather readers was too
> obscure, or else
> James Smith's mention of Salt Lake City--where I
> assume they have
> little interest in storms of the Atlantic
> Ocean--misled.  I meant
> tropical storm Beryl.
>
> Joel
>
> At 7/21/2006 09:07 PM, you wrote:
> >I missed the start of this, but I assume the word
> is "barrel"?  In which
> >case, maybe we have the near-merger Labov talks
> about in Philadelphia and
> >environs whereby Mary, merry, marry, and Murray all
> have the schwar sound
> >(i.e. rhyme with Murray)?  He has a perception test
> using Upper Merion and
> >"Murray in" as near-rhymes.  I've also heard 'were'
> and 'where' as
> >near-homophones, both with the 'Murray' sound.
> >
> >Beverly
> >
> >At 03:20 PM 7/21/2006, you wrote:
> >>I, of Salt Lake City but edjicated, say
> "berr'-uhl".
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>--- "Joel S. Berson" <Berson at ATT.NET> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Do we have another "merry, Mary, marry"?
> Various
> >> > television
> >> > personalities (are news readers and weather
> mappers
> >> > "personalities"?)
> >> > in the Northeast are saying
> >> >
> >> > beh-ril (like "trill")
> >> > burr'uhl (like "mull") --many speakers
> >> >     and
> >> > burl (as in Ives the folk singer)
> >> >
> >> > Are these regional?  (I, of New York City but
> >> > educated, say "beh-ril").
> >> >
> >> > Joel
> >> >
> >> >
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