For those interested in linguistics/ pronunciation

[Laura Corin]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-67832377.amp

[Harriet Vane]

Fascinating!

[Ginevra]

That is interesting! 

[Laura Corin]

12 minutes ago, Ginevra said:

That is interesting! 

I don't have an R despite coming from the South West. My grandparents all spoke Received Pronunciation, so that's the accent that came down to me.

[Lady Florida.]

That's interesting. I didn't realize that there was a part of England where R's are/were strong.

It's happening in the US too. The classic New York accent is disappearing. My grandparents (both children of Italian immigrants) said woik for work and berl for boil. That accent is nearly non existent and other NYC accents are also on the way out. 

https://www.npr.org/2015/02/02/383289958/fuhgeddaboudit-new-york-accent-on-its-way-out-linguists-say

From the article - this was my maternal grandparents' accent: 

"People used to say 'Toidy-toid Street' for '33rd Street,' 'goil' for 'girl' in New York City English, and that is actually almost completely dead," he says.

I'm always fascinated by accents and dialects.

[Laura Corin]

1 hour ago, Lady Florida. said:

That's interesting. I didn't realize that there was a part of England where R's are/were strong.

It's happening in the US too. The classic New York accent is disappearing. My grandparents (both children of Italian immigrants) said woik for work and berl for boil. That accent is nearly non existent and other NYC accents are also on the way out. 

https://www.npr.org/2015/02/02/383289958/fuhgeddaboudit-new-york-accent-on-its-way-out-linguists-say

From the article - this was my maternal grandparents' accent: 

"People used to say 'Toidy-toid Street' for '33rd Street,' 'goil' for 'girl' in New York City English, and that is actually almost completely dead," he says.

I'm always fascinated by accents and dialects.

This is Devon. Lots of R

 

 

 

 

[Ausmumof3]

Interesting. I’m pretty sure I somewhat pronounce them.