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HAL9000 said:
Yeah, sorry my phonetic spelling isn't the best, the way I pronounce it is "dahm" there's no arrrrr noise in there. That being said in English "darm" and "dahm" are exactly the same (in my accent)
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an R and an H are worlds apart, thus proving you add R sounds when they are not there.
 
waffleironhead said:
an R and an H are worlds apart, thus proving you add R sounds when they are not there.
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NO! AS I HAVE SAID TIME AND TIME AGAIN, I DO NOT PRONOUNCE R SOUNDS, THUS THEY SOUND THE SAME AS H SOUNDS, I DO NOT ADD R SOUNDS UNNECESSARILY, I DO NOT PRONOUNCE THEM AT ALL!

In the words we are discussing THERE ARE NO R SOUNDS in my accent.
 
HAL9000 said:
Brilliant! I'm not acknowledging this linguistic theory without hearing some video / audio proof, which in 101 posts no one has provided.

Edit: I've just read that wikipedia link for the first time and it argues exactly my point! I pronounce tuner and tuna exactly the same! There is no magic R sound after tuner, I speak in a non-rhotic accent!... As I've been arguing (without knowing the correct term) this entire thread.
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Bullshit neckbeard. absolute bullshit.

you spend half your time here linking god damn dictionary definitions of words that you clearly don't understand, as if they are unmitigated proof of your tomfoolery.

linking the dictionary--is in no way different than linguistic record and studies. these are OBSERVED studies.

you have shown several times in this thread, already, that you don't get the "r" sound--hell, you even assume you hear one when there isn't one. that tells me you use it in other cases when you don't know you're using it (see, that's theory, because i simply don't know.)
linguists know, because these are observed studies.

you have no choice here, neckbeard, to admit that you are patently wrong about this, and just accept it.

there is nothing wrong with it admitting you were wrong, or you simply didn't notice this. stop being a foolish idiot in these cases, and people won't be nearly as annoyed with you.

it was a simple question, that was easily and quickly answered, yet you buried your head in the sand and refuted the identical type of evidence that you repeatedly use in these forums as your own defense.

to accept your lunacy that linguistic records are "merely theory," you have NO CHOICE, but to accept that your pathetic use of dictionaries "a ever-changing record of word use," is equally useless.
 
zinfamous said:
Bullshit neckbeard. absolute bullshit.

you spend half your time here linking god damn dictionary definitions of words that you clearly don't understand, as if they are unmitigated proof of your tomfoolery.

linking the dictionary--is in no way different than linguistic record and studies. these are OBSERVED studies.

you have shown several times in this thread, already, that you don't get the "r" sound--hell, you even assume you hear one when there isn't one. that tells me you use it in other cases when you don't know you're using it (see, that's theory, because i simply don't know.)
linguists know, because these are observed studies.

you have no choice here, neckbeard, to admit that you are patently wrong about this, and just accept it.

there is nothing wrong with it admitting you were wrong, or you simply didn't notice this. stop being a foolish idiot in these cases, and people won't be nearly as annoyed with you.

it was a simple question, that was easily and quickly answered, yet you buried your head in the sand and refuted the identical type of evidence that you repeatedly use in these forums as your own defense.

to accept your lunacy that linguistic records are "merely theory," you have NO CHOICE, but to accept that your pathetic use of dictionaries "a ever-changing record of word use," is equally useless.
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Christ, it's 2am and I can't be fucked to read all this, I skim read it and saw the words "bullshit" "idiot" "pathetic"... So I'm just going to assume it's some rant with a load of insults aimed at me, maybe I'll read it tomorrow.
 
HAL9000 said:
NO! AS I HAVE SAID TIME AND TIME AGAIN, I DO NOT PRONOUNCE R SOUNDS, THUS THEY SOUND THE SAME AS H SOUNDS, I DO NOT ADD R SOUNDS UNNECESSARILY, I DO NOT PRONOUNCE THEM AT ALL!

In the words we are discussing THERE ARE NO R SOUNDS in my accent.
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but you don't know what an "r sound" is, as evidenced of your butchered understanding of the pronunciation of "dame."

Why should you then expect us to accept your claim that you don't add extra r sounds, when you can't even properly identify that sound?

it's a very logical point, you would do well to address it, and, perhaps, provide audio of what you think an "r" sound is.
 
HAL9000 said:
Christ, it's 2am and I can't be fucked to read all this, I skim read it and saw the words "bullshit" "idiot" "pathetic"... So I'm just going to assume it's some rant with a load of insults aimed at me, maybe I'll read it tomorrow.
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actually, there aren't, lol. 😀

I'm simply beseeching you to pull your head out of the sand, saying it's OK to admit when you are patently wrong.

the evidence is stacked far too high against you here, yet you continue to pound your face against the wall of truth.


...and I don't think I used the word "pathetic."

:colbert:

oh right, regarding your use of dictionaries, repeatedly, as evidence for your claims in other threads.

yeah, that is pathetic--especially in light of your absolute denial of the same use of the same evidence in this thread.
 
HAL9000 said:
Christ, it's 2am and I can't be fucked to read all this, I skim read it and saw the words "bullshit" "idiot" "pathetic"... So I'm just going to assume it's some rant with a load of insults aimed at me, maybe I'll read it tomorrow.
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whats the craic with that?
 
zinfamous said:
but you don't know what an "r sound" is, as evidenced of your butchered understanding of the pronunciation of "dame."

Why should you then expect us to accept your claim that you don't add extra r sounds, when you can't even properly identify that sound?

it's a very logical point, you would do well to address it, and, perhaps, provide audio of what you think an "r" sound is.
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I know exactly what an R sound is and I'm making the point that I don't make them often.

If it sounds like this: "Arrr" or if it sounds like the way the french person in the above clip added a rolled tongue to "Notre" or if it sounds like "rrrrrr" I DON'T DO IT OFTEN!

I'm making the point that when I see R in a word, I generally acknowledge that it changes the vowel around it and that is all, if you are asking me do I change the vowel around R's sometimes, yes, yes I do. Does that mean that I do any of the above at the end of the word China... No, No I don't.
 
zinfamous said:
actually, there aren't, lol. 😀

I'm simply beseeching you to pull your head out of the sand, saying it's OK to admit when you are patently wrong.

the evidence is stacked far too high against you here, yet you continue to pound your face against the wall of truth.


...and I don't think I used the word "pathetic."

:colbert:

oh right, regarding your use of dictionaries, repeatedly, as evidence for your claims in other threads.

yeah, that is pathetic--especially in light of your absolute denial of the same use of the same evidence in this thread.
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OK great, I'm not wrong, there is no R at the end of China in my accent, there never has been, purely based on the fact that I rarely pronounce R.

That word "rarely" is one of the occasions where I do.
 
HAL9000 said:
NO! AS I HAVE SAID TIME AND TIME AGAIN, I DO NOT PRONOUNCE R SOUNDS, THUS THEY SOUND THE SAME AS H SOUNDS, I DO NOT ADD R SOUNDS UNNECESSARILY, I DO NOT PRONOUNCE THEM AT ALL!

In the words we are discussing THERE ARE NO R SOUNDS in my accent.
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weally?
 
zinfamous said:
Bullshit neckbeard. absolute bullshit.

you spend half your time here linking god damn dictionary definitions of words that you clearly don't understand, as if they are unmitigated proof of your tomfoolery.

linking the dictionary--is in no way different than linguistic record and studies. these are OBSERVED studies.

you have shown several times in this thread, already, that you don't get the "r" sound--hell, you even assume you hear one when there isn't one. that tells me you use it in other cases when you don't know you're using it (see, that's theory, because i simply don't know.)
linguists know, because these are observed studies.

you have no choice here, neckbeard, to admit that you are patently wrong about this, and just accept it.

there is nothing wrong with it admitting you were wrong, or you simply didn't notice this. stop being a foolish idiot in these cases, and people won't be nearly as annoyed with you.

it was a simple question, that was easily and quickly answered, yet you buried your head in the sand and refuted the identical type of evidence that you repeatedly use in these forums as your own defense.

to accept your lunacy that linguistic records are "merely theory," you have NO CHOICE, but to accept that your pathetic use of dictionaries "a ever-changing record of word use," is equally useless.
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I'm sitting on the side lines in this thread. I'm not sure I really know what the "r" sound in British English is that people are talking about here but I'm willing to admit it might be there. But it sounds like you are about to have an aneurysm here.
 
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