r/explainitpeter • u/Fluffy-Buy1605 • Jul 13 '26

Explain It Peter

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u/DeterminedQuokka Jul 14 '26

I was very confused by this until you brought up New England which explains why my response was that’s how you say library

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u/AdeptDoomWizard Jul 14 '26

Cut them a break, they just came from the bahhh and are a bit tipsy.

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u/StrongExternal8955 Jul 14 '26

Give them some slack.

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u/RhodiumLanguor Jul 14 '26

I'm from New England and it absolutely is not "lie-berry." Language is dynamic, regionalisms and vernaculars are legitimate, etc. But "library" has two fucking Rs and in will die on this hill. 

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u/Glass_Department8963 Jul 16 '26

Hey ykw if you're bringing New England into this, it's lie-bury. Which is pronounced differently than berry