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in reply to a message by Alisha
Aussies do it to. But I suppose that's probably a reflection of our British ancestry!
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Probably has to do with nonrhoticism
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I think that is the reason too, thanks for introducing rhotic and non-rhotic accents to me. Harhar, say "a rhotic accent" out loud" ;-)
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That's where you don't pronounce Rs, right? I don't know if that has anything to do with it, 'cause the Rs in Harry, Karen and friends are always pronounced.
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I have to say though, sometimes I hear Brits saying Harry like the r's are a w like 'Hawwy'
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Well, those are all R's that begin syllables. R's that close them aren't pronounced, and if you shorten Harry or Karen they become Har or Kar, which is an awkward sound in non-rhotic dialects, so maybe the Z gets added on because the mouth wants to close around a sound
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Ah, yeah, I see what you mean. That's interesting.
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