# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 28, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380 "2022-09-28T11:33:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/21 "2022-09-30T22:36:07Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Why would someone _not_ quit immediately? I wouldn’t unless the company encouraged me too. I would want to take the time to get used to the idea of this big change. And, I’m a project-oriented worker, and like to finish tasks or take the time to explain what I’m leaving to be finished to my coworkers. But the company would only get two weeks notice. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/22 "2022-09-30T23:48:05Z")
I know it’s an absurd amount of money, but I wouldn’t be comfortable until I had paid off the house. Also, I’m not letting anyone know, so this way no one’s going to be suspicious ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/23 "2022-09-30T23:55:49Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > You just won $100 million dollars. > > Why would someone _not_ quit immediately? You’re assuming everybody has the kind of job that they’re doing only for the money. – really old farmers’ joke: what did the farmer say who won the lottery? “Guess I’ll just keep farming till it’s all gone.” > [@Zyada](#): > > Also, I’m not letting anyone know, so this way no one’s going to be suspicious That’s also a point. If it’s one of the lotteries that lets winners stay anonymous, why wouldn’t you? and presuming that you were trying to, quitting immediately after ‘somebody in this area won a huge lottery!’ might indeed make people wonder if it was you. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/24 "2022-10-01T00:23:38Z")
I could afford to retire, and i haven’t. I’m working part time. (And if they figure out a way to keep it part time, I’ll stay. But that’s for another thread.) I like the work. I like the social interaction. I like doing something well. I like being appreciated. If i won $100m, i would probably look for a job that helped the world a little more than my job as an actuary does. But i don’t think I’d find that immediately. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/25 "2022-10-01T02:28:45Z")
I like my work, and I’d be planning to give most of the money away. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/26 "2022-10-01T02:49:05Z")
I might just quit over the phone without ever going in. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/27 "2022-10-01T11:51:20Z")
Yep. I own the business and I wouldn’t even go in. With 100 million (or whatever is left after taxes) I’d need every one of my remaining days to work at spending it all. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/28 "2022-10-02T22:30:42Z")
> [@susan](#): > > I like my work, and I’d be planning to give most of the money away. This is me, too. I’d get bored awfully fast if I quit, even if I could afford to do so. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/29 "2022-10-02T23:00:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’d get bored awfully fast if I quit This used to be me, but now I’ve hit the age of 62 and have health problems. I wouldn’t be bored, I’d be working on bettering my health. But I’d still give a courtesy 2-week notice. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/30 "2022-10-07T20:29:24Z")
I have a question about one of the recent polls on pronunciation, by @Elendil_s_Heir IIRC. It was “do you pronounce Mary and marry” the same way. I said yes because I can’t even imagine how they’d be pronounced differently. Is there somewhere with audio that I can go to try to hear the difference? ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/31 "2022-10-07T21:06:56Z")
Mary rhymes with hairy Marry rhymes with carry. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/32 "2022-10-07T21:07:34Z")
Nope. All four sound the same to me. But thanks anyway. ETA: is this a British vs. American English thing? ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/33 "2022-10-07T21:10:06Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > is this a British vs. American English thing? Probably ! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/34 "2022-10-07T21:14:18Z")
Yes, although there are regional differences in the U.S., too. I say them the same, but I have heard “marry” pronounced with a noticeably flatter “a” than “Mary.” ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/35 "2022-10-07T21:16:42Z")
I guess I’ve never noticed it, and it’s usually something I _do_ – i.e. minor differences like this. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/36 "2022-10-07T21:33:00Z")
Mary: Mehree Marry: Mahree ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/37 "2022-10-07T23:48:43Z")
I think I say Mary like you (and I) say marry. “Marie” I say differently; there’s a difference in which syllable is stressed, but also in the vowel. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/38 "2022-10-07T23:55:54Z")
The Mary/Marry/Merry distinction (or not) is a classic isogloss (linguistic usage, vocabulary, or pronunciation boundary). > **[22 Maps Show Deepest Linguistic Conflicts In America](https://www.businessinsider.com/22-maps-that-show-the-deepest-linguistic-conflicts-in-america-2013-6?amp)** > > Everyone knows Americans don't agree on pronunciations. That's great, because regional accents are a major part of what makes American English so interesting. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/39 "2022-10-08T11:18:07Z")
Chose 110 for the auto speed poll, tho that was on a racetrack with my road car. [Mid-Ohio] ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/40 "2022-10-08T14:17:22Z")
I chose 120. I was stationed in Germany. I got my Dodge Shadow up to 120mph on the autobahn. The engine was fine but the rest of the car told me it didn’t like it there. It cruised just fine at 105. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=3)