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[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

At least we actually pronounce the R instead of somehow cancelling it by adding an unpronounced letter.

[–] Glytch@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Unless you're from Boston, in which case it's pronounced "Hah-bah"

[–] LoamImprovement@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago

Pahk yah cah in the hahbah cah-pahk, Mahk!

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Says the guy that sounds like they're having an aneurysm when saying "squirrel" or "mirror" 😜

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wait what accent does that‽

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nope, I've only heard 𐑕𐑒𐑢𐑻𐑤 and 𐑥𐑰𐑮𐑼

You must have only ever met those really weird Appalachian folks that apparently retained most of Shakespeare's English

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A) You don't hear yourself doing it, others do. I should know, being Scottish

B) That factoid was made up by a journalist to fill column inches and is utter nonsense

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Isn't your accent the one that pronounces r as some mutation of a german ü sound‽

Does any non received r just sound like a stroke to you people‽

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Fuckin hell, Phlubba, haud yer wheesht an away bile yer heid! 😂

You would think if yanks were this defensive, they'd have won at least one of the last dozen wars they'd started 😂😜