Post #2749020
2026-05-21 22:12 UTC
Stress
Non-rhotic (e.g. RP)
Rhotic (e.g. Canadian Standard)
áre our
['ɑ:ɹɑ:ə:]
[ə’ɹaʊ̯ə:]
are óur
['ɑ.ɹɑ.ɹ̩]
[ɹ̩.'əʊ̯.ɹ̩]
Or something like this. No matter dialect this sequence sounds like a repetititititive mess.
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@BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 2026-05-22 14:06
Linguistic left overs from the brief Seal Conquest famously broken in Hastings in 1066.