Re: USAGE: name pronunciation

--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@M...> wrote:
Attn Rightpondians . . .

>How do you pronounce the name "Gerry" - with a /g/ or with a /dZ/?  I
>assume it is an alternate spelling of either "Gar[r]y" or "Jerry"; I
>would guess that it is the latter and is a shortened form
of "Gerald" - under which hypothesis it would be pronounced with
>a /dZ/, of course.  But I seek confirmation from someone who
actually knows. :)

Thanks -

-Marcos
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I've never heard it pronounced with a /g/, which doesn't mean, of
course, that no one ever does.  I've always used the /dZ/.  I have a
friend whose name is Gerard & we call him Gerry.

Charlie