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A question about the English language.
Posted on 8/22/21 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 8/22/21 at 5:19 pm
If the English invented the English language, and they drop their Rs at the ends of words, why even include the letter R at the ends of words?
"Ordah" rather than "order."
English-speaking countries that routinely drop R (blue) versus rhotic countries (red).
"Ordah" rather than "order."
English-speaking countries that routinely drop R (blue) versus rhotic countries (red).
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Posted on 8/22/21 at 5:22 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Posted on 8/22/21 at 5:24 pm to UndercoverBryologist
They add R sounds to the ends of words that don’t have an R to make up for it, though.
Posted on 8/22/21 at 5:25 pm to UndercoverBryologist
All I know as a teacher is the English language is racist and a tool of white supremacy.
Posted on 8/22/21 at 5:27 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Waitresses in the South almost always say “How you?” instead of “How are you?”.
I always notice, it’s easily 90+%.
Some of them IWHI too, I always notice that too.
That percentage is much lower (admittedly for them towards me probably as well).
I always notice, it’s easily 90+%.
Some of them IWHI too, I always notice that too.
That percentage is much lower (admittedly for them towards me probably as well).
This post was edited on 8/22/21 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 8/22/21 at 5:29 pm to UndercoverBryologist
There was a shift in the 1800s where England went non-rhotic. The pronounced English spoken at the time of the American Revolution is allegedly closer to how it’s spoken today in the US compared to in modern England.
History of English podcast traces it all the way back to Indo-European:
History of English Podcast
History of English podcast traces it all the way back to Indo-European:
History of English Podcast
Posted on 8/22/21 at 7:33 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Seems to be a dialect thing. My grandfather from Georgia used no Rs. My dad, who grew up in Kentucky, puts Rs in words that don't have any. Ex- Chicargo
Posted on 8/22/21 at 7:35 pm to UndercoverBryologist
On a Southern board
Posted on 8/22/21 at 7:38 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Language is a living thing. No one group just directly invented the English language. You’re referencing one single common popular dialect from over there.
Not to mention the English didn’t invent the R or the rest of the alphabet you’re referencing nor did they have much to do with assigning sounds to letters.
Not to mention the English didn’t invent the R or the rest of the alphabet you’re referencing nor did they have much to do with assigning sounds to letters.
This post was edited on 8/22/21 at 7:41 pm
Posted on 8/22/21 at 8:57 pm to Santiago_Dunbar
Isn't today's English accent an affectation that began during Victorian times?
Posted on 8/22/21 at 8:57 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Fridgeraduh
Posted on 8/22/21 at 9:00 pm to LRB1967
quote:Don Adams from NYC does this all the time on Get Smart; "Warshington DC"
My dad, who grew up in Kentucky, puts Rs in words that don't have any. Ex- Chicargo
Posted on 8/22/21 at 9:03 pm to UndercoverBryologist
like pronouncing it "tigahs"?
Posted on 8/22/21 at 9:03 pm to UndercoverBryologist
You need to listen to “The History of English Podcast.”
Posted on 8/22/21 at 9:04 pm to Jake88
What’s an English accent? Public school snooty (FYI public school in England means something different than here), or a Cockney accent? Liverpudlian? Etc. There’s probably more varied accents in a far smaller geographic area in England than we have in this entire country.
Posted on 8/22/21 at 9:05 pm to Jake88
quote:If you're talking about the BBC Oxford Accent ("And now for something completely different"), many people in England object to the idea of that as the standard English accent. Just as many people here object to the idea of the Ted Baxter announcer voice as the standard American accent.
Isn't today's English accent an affectation that began during Victorian times?
Posted on 8/22/21 at 9:10 pm to Santiago_Dunbar
Do I need to listen to all 150 episodes?
Posted on 8/22/21 at 9:15 pm to Lawyered
quote:
Fridgeraduh
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