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Jakub P. Posted 10 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

The /əɹ/ pronounciation

Hi, I got a question that has been bothering me for quite a while. Do you always pronounce the /?/ sound in /??/? I know that officially it should be pronounced, but what about every-day speech? It's really hard to pronounce /??/ followed by an 's', like in 'waterslide'. Can I pronounce it just /'w????sla?d/ without the 'r'? It'd make it so much easier.
Thanks in advance!
  

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Jakub P. I know that officially it should be pronounced, That is not so. It is not pronounced in most of the dialects of England, for example, unless closely followed by a vowel.

— Fivejedjon

  • Jakub P.
  • I know that officially it should be pronounced, That is not so.
  • It is not pronounced in most of the dialects of England, for example, unless closely followed by a vowel.
  • org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English
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Jakub P. I know that officially it should be pronounced,
That is not so. It is not pronounced in most of the dialects of England, for example, unless closely followed by a vowel.

Read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English
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Oh sorry, I forgot to say that I meant American English Emotion: stick out tongue
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Hello, Jakub P.—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member.
Jakub P.Oh sorry, I forgot to say that I meant American English
Did you read the link 5jj gave you? It indicates that Americans are much more likely to retain their 'r' sounds. Nevertheless, there are American individuals and dialects which minimize or omit the sound in some
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Jakub P.Can I pronounce it just /'w????sla?d/ without the 'r'?
Hmm. /'w????sla?d/?

Americans say /'w????sla?d/. You can substitute /?/ for /?/, but it will sound more Bostonian. Also, many Americans use /a/
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