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ardmore

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I just wonder the word 'vicar' is pronunciated as

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rather than \'vi-kar\.

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In British English the word is normally pronounced /ˈvɪkə/. Why do you wonder at this? Many vowels become schwa-like in unstressed syllables. [h=2][/h]
 

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I mean is it not r-controlled?
 

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I mean is it not r-controlled?
I don't know what you mean by "r-controlled". In many varieties of BrE, the r is not sounded unless immediately followed by a vowel, as in 'the vicar is dead'.
 

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But if you want to know how "vicar" sounds, your best bet would be to listen to how it's pronounced by native speakers. That page about the "r-controlled vowels" doesn't really contain any terribly useful information.
 
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