Sahamamama Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 (edited) My husband works with a surgeon who repeatedly says, "Sorry, sorry." Every day, it's "sorry, sorry." AND, the way he pronounces it rhymes with "lorry" and "Tory." We wonder, where is this guy from? :D I say that he's one of the Frozen Chosen from Minnesota or North Dakota. Years ago, I had a friend from North Dakota, and he used to say that if he hit another person's car in North Dakota, that person would get out of the car and start apologizing! :lol: My husband says he's Canadian, but there is this perplexing lack of "eh" and "been/bean" and "about/aboot." ;) Edited November 21, 2010 by Sahamamama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrsjamiesouth Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 I voted Canada because that's how the Gilbert Blythe character says it in the Anne of Green Gables movie. :blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 That reminds me of the way Gilbert spoke in Anne of Green Gables. oops -- I see someone already said that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwenhwyfar Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 i'm trying to imagine how else you could possibly say it? it DOES rhyme with lorry/story/dory/tory/etc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Isn't that how they said it in the movie Fargo? That would be ND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&Rs Mom Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 i'm trying to imagine how else you could possibly say it? it DOES rhyme with lorry/story/dory/tory/etc! Here it's more like "starry" without the t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputterduck Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 i'm trying to imagine how else you could possibly say it? it DOES rhyme with lorry/story/dory/tory/etc! Where are you from? Everyone I know says it saw-ry, except for my family members in England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 (edited) i'm trying to imagine how else you could possibly say it? it DOES rhyme with lorry/story/dory/tory/etc! My sorry sounds like sahry rhymes with starry. I'm from Wisconsin. Edited November 22, 2010 by katemary63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputterduck Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Here it's more like "starry" without the t. That's a much better example than mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 My husband works with a surgeon who repeatedly says, "Sorry, sorry." Every day, it's "sorry, sorry." AND, the way he pronounces it rhymes with "lorry" and "Tory." We wonder, where is this guy from? :D I say that he's one of the Frozen Chosen from Minnesota or North Dakota. Years ago, I had a friend from North Dakota, and he used to say that if he hit another person's car in North Dakota, that person would get out of the car and start apologizing! :lol: My husband says he's Canadian, but there is this perplexing lack of "eh" and "been/bean" and "about/aboot." ;) My dh is a cheesehead and says sorry like tory, so I voted WI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwenhwyfar Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 i'm trying to imagine how else you could possibly say it? it DOES rhyme with lorry/story/dory/tory/etc! Where are you from? Everyone I know says it saw-ry, except for my family members in England. canada... and i just sat here trying it out as "saw-ry" and "sar-ry" (like starry) and they sound so weird :laugh: [i don't know anyone who says it those ways] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I'm from Wisconsin, and my sorry rhymes with lorry. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarawatsonim Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 i'm trying to imagine how else you could possibly say it? it DOES rhyme with lorry/story/dory/tory/etc! I'm with you there. That's how we pronounce it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I'm with you there. That's how we pronounce it. I pronounce it "saw-ry" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I'm from Wisconsin, and my sorry rhymes with lorry. :001_smile: Me too. But, many of us in this area (and north) speak in Canadianisms, too (doubt, about, eh...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 My DH was born and bred in WI (never left until he was an adult) and he pronounces "sorry" like "starry". Maybe it just depends on the part of WI you're from... So I voted for the Canadian accent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Sounds like my Kansas-bred mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinaPagnato Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Of greater concern to me is the fact that this surgeon is continually apologizing. Yikes! What's he messing up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariasmommy Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 (edited) I voted Canada. I'm from Ontario and that's how I say it. But it must depend on where in Canada, because my dh, who's from Newfoundland, says "sawry". :) As for been/bean, I will say it both ways, but usually read it "bean". And I say about more like "ow" as in cow, rathar that "oo". Edited November 22, 2010 by ariasmommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I voted Canada. I'm from Ontario and that's how I say it. But it must depend on where in Canada, because my dh, who's from Newfoundland, says "sawry". :) Well that of course is because he is a Newfie and well, let's be honest Newfie's are a strange bunch. I vote for Canada, I'm in Alberta and we say sorry the way you mentioned. I don't say aboot either, though I do say been/bean and have been known to say eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeneralMom Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I say sorry (like story), and asked my DH and kids to pronounce it and they all say saw-ry. I am from Quebec, DH is from Montana and the kids are from Kansas/Texas. I never realized they pronounce it differently than I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Of greater concern to me is the fact that this surgeon is continually apologizing.Yikes! What's he messing up? My first thought exactly!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I am in Australia, and every person I know says sorry that rhymes with lorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Other: he's obviously a Time Lord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaissezFaire Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Canada no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I would say influenced by Canada, but not necessarily Canadian. A good friend of mine lived about 30 miles from the Canadian border in Washington state and pronounces it this way. She has avoided most of the other stereotypical Canadian pronunciations, but this one stuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 i'm trying to imagine how else you could possibly say it? it DOES rhyme with lorry/story/dory/tory/etc! :iagree: Yes. It does. Sorry/lorry/tory. :D And we say been, which rhmes with tin. A minority say been/bean. From Canada and voted Canada. Here's a question to ask him: "so, what did you think of the Olympic hockey games?" :lol: If he squirms, he's Canadian. If he beams, he's Canadian. Either response in the company of the US is acceptable. And I bet he'll cap it off with a "sorry". :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Well that of course is because he is a Newfie and well, let's be honest Newfie's are a strange bunch. I vote for Canada, I'm in Alberta and we say sorry the way you mentioned. I don't say aboot either, though I do say been/bean and have been known to say eh. ROFL!!!! :lol: One of my best gal pals is from NF and she would agree! And you know, I've only ever heard my relatives from Michigan say aboot. Never heard aboot in Canada from a Canadian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 And you know, I've only ever heard my relatives from Michigan say aboot. Never heard aboot in Canada from a Canadian. Lots of Scots went to parts of Canada, but presumably not everywhere. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 We say 'sorry' to rhyme with 'lorry' (although our pronunciation of 'tory' is different) and we apologise a lot (when other people stand on our toes, for example). Perhaps Brit with an American overlay? Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I'm from Minnesota, and it's definitely not an accent from there. People from North Dakota and Wisconsin have a fairly similar to Minnesotans. I voted Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Of greater concern to me is the fact that this surgeon is continually apologizing.Yikes! What's he messing up? That's exactly what I thought! Did we get an answer to the question yet? Have you considered an Americanised foreign accent? Before I realised this was an American-only question, I thought he could be South African. We like our thank you's and sorry's (and yes, I think a kitten might be dying from the incorrect use of an apostrophe:001_huh:). Final test for a South African, though - recount a recent disaster that has befallen you, and if he commiserates with a "Shame!" you'll know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted November 23, 2010 Author Share Posted November 23, 2010 i'm trying to imagine how else you could possibly say it? it DOES rhyme with lorry/story/dory/tory/etc! :lol: You are truly funny. No, in America :tongue_smilie:we say it to rhyme with "starry," as in "Starry, Starry Night." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 (edited) i'm trying to imagine how else you could possibly say it? it DOES rhyme with lorry/story/dory/tory/etc! We don't say it that way here. We say 'saw-ree' ETA: and I'm from Michigan, and never heard "about" pronounced "aboot." "Been" is "ben." "Again" is "ah-gen" or "ay-gen" (depending on your mood) but never "ah/ay-gayn" Edited November 23, 2010 by gardening momma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Sounds Canadian to me. We're in Michigan and have plenty of Canadian exposure. 15 years ago, former Detroit Red Wing Kirk Maltby said a very pronounced "sorry" (rhyming with lorry) to me when he was unable to sign an autograph because his pen ran out of ink :001_smile:. Also, Canadians are so dang polite, I could see the "sorry, sorry" thing being something they'd do. No, I'm not stereotyping at all :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in FL Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 i'm trying to imagine how else you could possibly say it? it DOES rhyme with lorry/story/dory/tory/etc! This is the way I used to say it as a child, but it was the one thing I got teased about in elementary school!! The way I pronounced "sorry" - who would have thought! My parents were from western NY state - but I don't know if that's how I picked it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaJeanne Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I am thinking he just watches a lot of Little Bear. They all say sorry rhymes with story, as well as borrow rhymes with four-o. We have been talking about the different pronunciations of those words lately! I am also wondering why he is apologizing so often, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 my dh is from ohio, his mom's from upper michigan, but the upper peninsula. He says sorry like tory. He also used to say the word color very strangely, k'yeller. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I am in Australia, and every person I know says sorry that rhymes with lorry Heheheh, yeah. I've been sitting here for four pages trying to figure out how Tory and lorry can rhyme. :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Heheheh, yeah. I've been sitting here for four pages trying to figure out how Tory and lorry can rhyme. :) Rosie How do you say Tory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 How do you say Tory? Lorry and Tory are pronounced differently. 'Lorry' has a short 'o' in the middle, whereas 'Tory' is more like 'taw-ree'. My M-I-L (Texas) used to pronounce my name with a short 'o' sound in the middle, whilst I pronounce it 'law-ruh'. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 (edited) How do you say Tory? I would think Tory would rhyme with story. Edited November 24, 2010 by melissaL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 My DH was born and bred in WI (never left until he was an adult) and he pronounces "sorry" like "starry". Maybe it just depends on the part of WI you're from... So I voted for the Canadian accent. I was going to say the same thing. I was from southern Wisconsin and always pronounced it like starry. I can usually pick up if someone is from northern Wisconsin by their speech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I was going to say the same thing. I was from southern Wisconsin and always pronounced it like starry. I can usually pick up if someone is from northern Wisconsin by their speech. I was born and raised in Milwaukee (as were both of my parents), and I'm still a "rhymes with lorry girl." It couldn't be that pronounced, however, because my husband didn't notice until I mentioned this thread. As a side note, he grew up in the UP of Michigan, and his sorry rhymes with starry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I couldn't vote because I have never heard sorry rhyme with lorry. That sounds very strange to me. I have only heard sorry rhyme with starry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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