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minus-squareHugeNerd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 hours agoI’ve only ever heard that “added r” thing when watching BBC stuff. Can you link me to some Americans saying drawring instead of drawing, for example?
minus-squarewaterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 hours agoThe added r shows up in American Midland dialect. Wash becomes warsh, etc
minus-squareLotrOrc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 hours agoHuh thats really interesting ive never heard that on BBC Its all over the place in New England especially in MA
minus-squareHugeNerd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoHm, I’ll try and find some examples. It just fascinates me how things like language evolve chaotically, like tiny changes that somehow then become the new equilibrium point.
minus-squareAlaik@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 hours agoI didnt know people from Boston could pronounce Rs at any point, let alone add more. “Pahk the cah.”
I’ve only ever heard that “added r” thing when watching BBC stuff. Can you link me to some Americans saying drawring instead of drawing, for example?
The added r shows up in American Midland dialect. Wash becomes warsh, etc
Interesting, thanks.
Huh thats really interesting ive never heard that on BBC
Its all over the place in New England especially in MA
Hm, I’ll try and find some examples. It just fascinates me how things like language evolve chaotically, like tiny changes that somehow then become the new equilibrium point.
I didnt know people from Boston could pronounce Rs at any point, let alone add more. “Pahk the cah.”