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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

No 'R' sound in party, artist?

I have learned that 't' and 'd' become flapped between vowels and also heard that 'rt' becomes flapped and then there is no 'R' sound in party, artist or R sound still exists and only 't' becomes a flap sound like water?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
  

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No 'R' sound in party, artist? In my experience in the US, this is a regional variation. In New England, we go very light on the "R's".

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  • No 'R' sound in party, artist?
  • In my experience in the US, this is a regional variation.
  • In New England, we go very light on the "R's".
  • Paak the cah in Havad Yaad.
  • People in other parts of the country make fun of our accent.
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No 'R' sound in party, artist?

In my experience in the US, this is a regional variation. In New England, we go very light on the "R's".
Paak the cah in Havad Yaad. People in other parts of the country make fun of our accent.

In the west and midwest, it's Park
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In the UK, the pronunciation of the "r" sound in those words also varies depending on region. I have an ordinary southern or south-eastern English accent and I don't pronounce the "r" at all. In other places it may be pronounced. There is some information about this at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R
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No 'R' sound in party, artist?
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In the US, the "r" in "party" and "artist" is pronounced - indeed, it tends to be drawled out even. What is varied more is the "t" in "party" and "artist," which tends to be pronounced as "d." So you might hear "parrdy" and "arrdist."
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contrapositionNo 'R' sound in party, artist?
Not for me, no, if it's me you're asking. You can hear the difference between "standard" US and UK accents here:

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/party_1
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