Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, I have always pronounced the "U" as E in berry, but my mate says it as "U" in bus . Educated answers only please
2006-11-27 08:20:04 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It was hammered into me in school that the word is NOT pronounced "berry". The correct pronunciation is "burry". If I had pronounced it any other way in school, I'd have risked getting my hand whacked with a ruler by one of the nuns.
2006-11-27 08:23:20 · answer #1 · answered by solarius 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Before I moved to Bury I pronounced it as E but after living here for 9 years and working there I know it's U.
2006-11-27 16:29:50 · answer #2 · answered by MANC & PROUD 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To be honest it can be used either way
we have some bury places
and some berry places so I think most of it comes from the way locals pronounce the word
hope this helps
2006-11-27 16:27:31 · answer #3 · answered by SH1T 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I live in Manchester ,it is pronounced" berry",even by the people of Bury.
2006-11-27 16:25:19 · answer #4 · answered by Pat R 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I lived in radcliffe which is near bury and as atrue mancunican i would say berry whereas all the locals would say bury and sound like fred elliot
2006-11-27 16:36:58 · answer #5 · answered by sammie 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am in the United States and I have never heard the "U" as in bus pronunciation. Of course, we Americans have done a rather nice job over the past 225 years of butchering the queen's English, so what do I know?
I know of several cities in the US that end in "...bury" that are pronounced "berry."
2006-11-27 16:23:12 · answer #6 · answered by lmnop 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Bury near Manchester is Bury. (I just asked my sister who's at uni there...)
Bury as in Bury St Edmunds is Berry. (we learnt about that town as school, as I went to St Edmund's College)
I think its beacuse of the local accent for a start, and obviously how the name of the town has evolved. Also, with Bury St Edmunds, its literally because of the burial of St Edmund...
2006-11-27 16:25:28 · answer #7 · answered by Splatt 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It is pronounced bury as in berry,the u is changed to e,i live quite near
2006-11-27 16:29:51 · answer #8 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Most people I've heard say it as "berry" instead of "Bury" I think it just depends on where you live and how things are pronounced. I live in Tennessee and most people think we pronounce everything! But I agree with you
2006-11-27 16:24:17 · answer #9 · answered by ASHLEY D 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's usually pronounced Berry.
Although when people from Bury say it in their Lancashire accent is sounds more like B'ry
2006-11-27 16:37:40 · answer #10 · answered by mainwoolly 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋