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Originally Posted By: zmjezhdMany brands of English are non-rhotic. In UK orthography, in a Vr combination, the r is not pronounced and the V may be changed, too: hence, erm is pronounced with a non-rhotic schwa, and approximates the US transcription um....
So to answer Faldo's second question, Nuncle, would jarmies indeed be a case of non-rhoticism?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Jarmies (Oz slang) Faldage 05/09/07 11:03 AM Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) dalehileman 05/09/07 03:00 PM Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) Myridon 05/09/07 07:09 PM Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) olly 05/09/07 09:18 PM Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) BranShea 05/09/07 10:08 PM Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) olly 05/09/07 11:05 PM Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) Zed 05/10/07 07:55 PM Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) Jackie 05/11/07 02:32 PM Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) zmjezhd 05/11/07 04:24 PM Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) BranShea 05/11/07 04:57 PM Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) AnnaStrophic 05/11/07 08:46 PM Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) tsuwm 05/11/07 08:51 PM Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) AnnaStrophic 05/11/07 09:00 PM Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) zmjezhd 05/11/07 09:14 PM
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