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Subject: Re: [OM] Rhoticity (pronouncing an r that isn't there Was: University of New Hampshire Bias Free Language Guide
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 17:23:26 +0100
An old (English) friend has just got her masters in some English Language
related topics and tells me it's one of the characteristics of Britishers
that Americans use to recognise us.  Like we can identify Canadians when
they say 'about'...
Jezzer

On 30 July 2015 at 17:17, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hmmm, neither did I, Jez.  But it’s the right way . . . :-)
>
> Chris
>
> > On 30 Jul 15, at 16:48, Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Blimey - didn't even know that I did this...
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English <
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English>
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