11:25 Oct 13, 2004 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Art/Literary - Linguistics / do you say the "r"? | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Rowan Morrell New Zealand Local time: 11:56 | ||||||
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4 +20 | I don't pronounce the R |
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5 +7 | no right or wrong |
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5 +1 | not pronounced in the UK, pronounced in the US/Canada |
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pronunciation of I don't pronounce the R Explanation: In NZ English. My pronunciation of the word is something like "AW-gan-ized". I'm pretty sure it would be the same in most forms of British English. However, I think in the States, you would say "OR-gan-ized", with the R being pronounced. |
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