Which one and why? Is there any difference? Please backup with a source if possible.
2007-11-04 05:20:21 · 8 answers · asked by Ana T 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
You don't need any source other than a dictionary. Merry means happy. Marry means to join in holy matrimony. Which do you think applies to Christmas?
2007-11-04 05:26:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas means that someone hopes you have a happy Christmas Day, while Marry Christmas is a wrong phase because Marry means having a wedding with somebody.
2007-11-04 12:51:18 · answer #2 · answered by Sophia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am happy to provide you with a few sources.
From Princeton University's WORDNET
a lexical database for the English language:
Merry, Adjective
* S: (adj) gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful (full of or showing high-spirited merriment) "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
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* S: (adj) gay, festal, festive, merry (offering fun and gaiety) "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"
* S: (adj) alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy (quick and energetic) "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
To see Merry Christmas in over 350 languages, consult the second link listed in sources.
2007-11-04 15:58:06 · answer #3 · answered by sserena321 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Marry Christmas makes no sence so its Merry Christmas!
2007-11-04 05:49:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's either Happy Christmas or Merry Christmas. No such thing as "Marry Christmas": unless you marry your fiancé or fiancée on December 25th, which is really rare. There was a couple who got married. Both man and wife wore black on October 31 or Halloween.
2007-11-04 08:39:53 · answer #5 · answered by bryan_q 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I once had a language class where the teacher asked us to pronounce the following words: "Mary, marry, merry, Murray." Some people pronounced all four the same way! It's a matter of where you come from how you pronounce these words. I'm from NY and pronounce all four differently, but that's because of where I'm from. I don't think it matters very much one way or the other, at least my teacher didn't think so.
2007-11-04 05:36:00 · answer #6 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Merry because it means "happy". Marry means when you join with another person in a wedding.
2007-11-04 05:27:24 · answer #7 · answered by smoofus70 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its Merry meaning joyful... Marry meaning holy union..
2007-11-04 05:28:02 · answer #8 · answered by collctor2 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋