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They are not adding an r. That's a long a. True, they are pronouncing bath like many English people would pronounce barth; but that is without an audible r.
by buckminster 8y ago
They are not adding an r. That's a long a. True, they are pronouncing bath like many English people would pronounce barth; but that is without an audible r.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoIt's not rolled, but if you don't call that an "r" sound then there's no "r" in many areas of UK. It's different to a long a, it's like a shortened "r" with no roll and the tongue further forward, but not as hollow as a long a. Presumably you think "hearth" doesn't have discernible "[a]r" sound either?
- thaumasiotes 8y ago> if you don't call that an "r" sound then there's no "r" in many areas of UK. By itself, that is not a compelling argument. There is in fact no postvocalic R in many areas of the UK.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoI think what I'm referring to is that shown in the map (1950s) at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English#Distribution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English#Distribut.... The alveolar and retroflex variants, which to my ear give an r sound distinct from, for example [ɑː].