500poundsofnothing OP wrote on April 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM

Reply to comment by toasthaste in In English, "horror" is a word that refers to to something that incites fears, and "whore" is a word which refers to someone who engages in sex for money. These words are pronounced the same. by 500poundsofnothing

Do you also have strong feelings about mary, merry, and marry?
Cot and caught?

oolong wrote on April 13, 2026 at 1:40 AM

i pronounce mary, merry and marry differently sometimes, just because

500poundsofnothing OP wrote on April 14, 2026 at 5:56 AM

and what of cot and caught?

oolong wrote on April 14, 2026 at 11:22 AM

... the same

toasthaste wrote on April 25, 2026 at 8:54 PM

nah in general i think it's fine when words sound basically the same but it feels weird to think someone might mistakenly think I'm saying "whore" if even for a moment. bit of a loaded word!

I do pronounce cot and caught differently but that's just happenstance

500poundsofnothing OP wrote on April 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM

are you from the UK or an old new yorker?