> The Dutch 'r' phoneme sounds similar to the AE one. Only in the West. But there it is so strong that speakers of other languages affect an "American" r when

> The Dutch 'r' phoneme sounds similar to the AE one. Only in the West. But there it is so strong that speakers of other languages affect an "American" r when they speak Dutch thinking it is the sound used in Dutch. It isn't, though, and by using the "American" r they end up sounding like spoiled upper class teenagers.