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Seriously, almost all of those "pairs" of words you've put here are most definitely NOT pronounced the same. HAIR-ee (hairy)is not the same as HA-ree Harry), BEAR-ee (berry) is not the same as BA-ree (Barry), KAIR-ee (Kerry), is not the same as CARRY (Carrie), PAIR-ee (Perry) is not the same as PA-ree (Parry), TAIR-ee (Terry) is not the same as TA-ree (tarry). Ferry and Fairy are pronounced ALMOST the same, but with fairy, you hold the vowel a fraction longer, where ferry is a short clipped word. Mary and merry is the same as fairy and ferry. The same sounds but one is held longer.

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Either the person who wrote this post has a hearing clarity issue, or the people around them have no idea how to enunciate.