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Originally Posted by Barb_D  Ron, you haven't lived in New England, where I'm called "Bahb."
R's that follow a vowel sound will sometimes fade away. I believe officially it's called the "non-pre-vocalic r."
The R in carrot is clearly pronounced because of the second syllable.
R's that are end the end of the word can fade away as well, or take an "uh" sound.
Dear sounds like dee-uh and beer sounds like bee-uh. But this is distinctive to certain areas.
However, I would pronounce the R in all of those, as Ron would. (Even though when someone calls out "Bob!" I still turn around.) |
My sister once lived in Massachusetts for a while (we're both from St. Louis), and I as I recall, she said that people there told her that
she talks funny.
