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Anon is Bri’ish (lemmy.today)

submitted 3 months ago by MacNCheezus@lemmy.today to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Don't forget the bizarre "r" into everything like drawring, the lawr, etc.

[–] LotrOrc@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Thats more American in my experience That and completely dropping entire parts of words for absolutely no reason I can understand

Ex. Comfortable somehow becomes comftable. Drawer becomes drawr. Wednesday becomes wensday

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

And hhherbs, because there's a fucking H in it!

[–] bampop@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

There's a lot of commonality there.

Example:

https://youtu.be/x-xTttimcNk

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I've only ever heard that "added r" thing when watching BBC stuff. Can you link me to some Americans saying drawring instead of drawing, for example?

[–] LotrOrc@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Huh thats really interesting ive never heard that on BBC

Its all over the place in New England especially in MA

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

I didnt know people from Boston could pronounce Rs at any point, let alone add more. "Pahk the cah."

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Hm, I'll try and find some examples. It just fascinates me how things like language evolve chaotically, like tiny changes that somehow then become the new equilibrium point.

[–] waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The added r shows up in American Midland dialect. Wash becomes warsh, etc

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Interesting, thanks.

[–] ibelieveinthehousehippo@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

That's called an intrusive R

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Apparently, there's some sort of linguistic exchange program within British English where T's are traded out for R's, and then a persistent logistics issue causes the R's to be distributed incorrectly.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking about this important issue... I wonder what Susie Dent thinks of it.