To: SeekAndFind
“If speakers drop the final “r,” that’s called “non-rhotic” as opposed to “rhotic,” wherein the “r” is pronounced.”
What about people who ADD an “r”? As in “I’m going to warsh my clothes.” Is that “neu-rhotic”?
6 posted on
01/12/2025 7:53:55 PM PST by
ProtectOurFreedom
(They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom; Mears
The article starts off with the natives of Massachusetts speaking differently.
It is not a Massachusetts accent but a form of ebonics parents teach their kids.
Learned this during my time there studying the natives.
Found a way to make them speak perfect english and it pisses them off.
12 posted on
01/12/2025 8:09:45 PM PST by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
What about people who ADD an “r”? As in “I’m going to warsh my clothes.” Is that “neu-rhotic”?The "r" in "warsh" is a so-called intrusive R.
An "r" added to the end of a word followed by another word beginning with a vowel - as in "I sawr a film, oh boy" - is called an epenthetic "r."
You're welcome!
Regards,
34 posted on
01/12/2025 10:51:04 PM PST by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
46 posted on
01/13/2025 7:00:06 AM PST by
Bigg Red
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
LOL thats a good question
53 posted on
01/13/2025 10:58:44 AM PST by
wafflehouse
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