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Elemen-tary or documen-tary
The tary pronounced like Terry. Apparently this is unusual outside of this region.
So .... how else would you say it ?
El a men tree
Doc you men tree
I also hear "el a men her ee" a lot.
I've noticed some people say "document-tree" now that I think about it.
Where I live it's more like as you described but not quite "terrrry" but "Tuh-ree" ?
i doubt many people actually say it like the er in Terry. Deemphsized syllables like that tend to get the schwa.
"Militree"
What region? I'm pretty sure that's standard.
Central New York. I've been called out on it many times by people from other places.
Both the US and UK pronunciations on this site are different from how we say it here. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/elementary
I'm from South Jersey, and that's how most people pronounce those words there.
But where do you put the emphasis?
Most people pronounce it doc-you-MEN-teh-ree. Are you saying you pronounce it doc-you-men-TERRY?
I think it would be closest to say that the emphasis is on both the men and the tary. I wish we could post audio clips on here, I'd just record myself saying it. Doc-u-MEN-TARY.