Why do the English pronounce a as R?

The short answer is that the addition of an “r” sound at the end of a word like “soda” or “idea” is a regionalism and isn’t considered a mispronunciation. Here’s the story. In English words spelled with “r,” the consonant used to be fully pronounced everywhere.

Why do some people say SAWR instead of SAW?

‘saw’ is standard English. If you try to say ‘sawr’ it will sound very dialectal and non-standard. You want to say ‘saw’ unless you’re very embedded in a particular community that distinctly says ‘sawr’ (that’s general advice for learning any language).

Why do people say Eltz instead of else?

This misuse of words is different to the idiosyncracies of dialect. Obviously “else” is the correct pronunciation of the word. Depending on where you’re from you may pronounce words differently. The people who say “elts” were clearly brought up hearing it pronounced that way.

Why do some people not pronounce the r in forward?

It turns out that it’s actually a well-known linguistic phenomenon called “dissimilation.” In dialects like American English that are rhotic, meaning we pronounce our R’s, people still tend to drop an R if it is in the middle of a word and comes before another syllable that has an R.

Why do New Yorkers add an R?

In the past, the silent “r” was considered a sign of immigrants or the lower class, therefore, it was stigmatized. While still popular, the number of New Yorkers that drop the “r” is dwindling. The intrusive “r” is a different phenomenon where the consonant attaches itself onto words that normally don’t include it.

What accent adds an R?

This is a largely American peculiarity whereby someone with a traditionally non-rhotic accent (as found in New York City and New England) hypercorrects and pronounces r regardless of whether it precedes a vowel.

Why do people say else?

We use or else to say what the result will be if something does not happen: I’ll have to leave now, or else I’ll miss my train.

Why do people say or else?

You say ‘or else’ after a command to warn someone that if they do not obey, you will be angry and may harm or punish them. Behave, or else!

Is R silent in forward?

Since “forward” is usually pronounced with /w/, the /r/ is not intervocalic in this word, but it does occur in a stressed syllable.

What is the intrusive r?

The phenomenon of intrusive R is an overgeneralizing reinterpretation of linking R into an r-insertion rule that affects any word that ends in the non-high vowels /ə/, /ɪə/, /ɑː/, or /ɔː/; when such a word is closely followed by another word beginning in a vowel sound, an /r/ is inserted between them, even when no …

How do you pronounce the R in different dialects of English?

In a dialect that does pronounce the English r more – called rhotic dialects – “r” is generally pronounced whenever you see it written. These rhotic dialects include the dialects of Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and most of the US.

Why is the R pronounced as a W in Massachusetts?

The r is actually pronounced with no lip rounding, unlike a true w. The same sound can be found in parts of Massachusetts, just west and northwest of Boston. In these areas, this is an actual dialect feature, though it can occur anywhere, as an individual “speech impediment”.

Why can’t you pronounce the “R” in Chinese words?

It’s actually due to the fact that Mandarin (Chinese) words can have an “r” sound in the beginning of a word, but not in the middle or end of a word. This leads them to have issues in their phonotactics and creates an inability to pronounce the English “R” in the middle of words.

Why do some people pronounce “soda” with an “R” in the middle?

Because of the tendency to pronounce an “r” when it occurs between vowel sounds, many of these same speakers go a step more and add an “r” where it doesn’t belong, once again between two vowel sounds. Linguists call this the “intrusive r,” and that’s what you hear when someone says, “My soder [soda] is flat.”