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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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How to pronounce the -er endings

0According to what it's kown as British accent, how am I supposed to pronounce words than end in -er (e.g. driver)?, like a kind of open "a" without pronouncing the "r"?02br
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0Hi Anon,02br 02br 00It depends on the British accent. In RP, and most south-eastern English accents, 'er' in a word-final position is realised as a schwa (except for when the following word begins with a vowel sound). 02br 02br 00Englishuser0-

— Englishuser

  • 0Hi Anon,02br 02br 00It depends on the British accent.
  • In RP, and most south-eastern English accents, 'er' in a word-final position is realised as a schwa (except for when the following word begins with a vowel sound).
  • 02br 02br 00Englishuser0-
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0Hi Anon,02br
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00It depends on the British accent. In RP, and most south-eastern English accents, 'er' in a word-final position is realised as a schwa (except for when the following word begins with a vowel sound). 02br
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0i know it's quite dificult, Englishuser, but could you be more precise? i can't figure out how it sounds.02br
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0 I just read something yesterday that said that in Heightened/Conservative RP, if the following word begins with a vowel, the r is pronounced as a flap. 0-
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0Hi Marvin A,02br
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00in Heightened/Conservative RP, if the following word begins with a vowel, the r is pronounced as a flap.12blockquote
10Yes, that's correct. 02br
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