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minus-squareLotrOrc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·4 months agoThats more American in my experience That and completely dropping entire parts of words for absolutely no reason I can understand Ex. Comfortable somehow becomes comftable. Drawer becomes drawr. Wednesday becomes wensday
minus-squarebampop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThere’s a lot of commonality there. Example: https://youtu.be/x-xTttimcNk
minus-squareHugeNerd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI’ve only ever heard that “added r” thing when watching BBC stuff. Can you link me to some Americans saying drawring instead of drawing, for example?
minus-squareLotrOrc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoHuh thats really interesting ive never heard that on BBC Its all over the place in New England especially in MA
minus-squareAlaik@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoI didnt know people from Boston could pronounce Rs at any point, let alone add more. “Pahk the cah.”
minus-squareHugeNerd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoHm, I’ll try and find some examples. It just fascinates me how things like language evolve chaotically, like tiny changes that somehow then become the new equilibrium point.
minus-squarewaterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoThe added r shows up in American Midland dialect. Wash becomes warsh, etc
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoAnd hhherbs, because there’s a fucking H in it!
Thats more American in my experience That and completely dropping entire parts of words for absolutely no reason I can understand
Ex. Comfortable somehow becomes comftable. Drawer becomes drawr. Wednesday becomes wensday
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There’s a lot of commonality there.
Example:
https://youtu.be/x-xTttimcNk
I’ve only ever heard that “added r” thing when watching BBC stuff. Can you link me to some Americans saying drawring instead of drawing, for example?
Huh thats really interesting ive never heard that on BBC
Its all over the place in New England especially in MA
I didnt know people from Boston could pronounce Rs at any point, let alone add more. “Pahk the cah.”
Hm, I’ll try and find some examples. It just fascinates me how things like language evolve chaotically, like tiny changes that somehow then become the new equilibrium point.
The added r shows up in American Midland dialect. Wash becomes warsh, etc
Interesting, thanks.
And hhherbs, because there’s a fucking H in it!