i recntly found out that i shouldn't pronounce the "r" in iron. how many others are there wher i have to hide the "R"
2007-03-20 12:50:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Actually, you do pronounce the r in iron. It's pronounce "i - earn". (If you don't believe me, check out this : http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?iron0001.wav=iron )
If you wouldn't pronounce the r, the word you would be saying is "ion," which is a completely different word.
I'm sure there are a bunch of other words with silent r's, but most people don't count because there are too many words in the English language.
2007-03-20 13:00:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I think they are mostly found at the ends of words like: carter, weather, leather. It does depend however on your accent as Scottish people can sometimes softly whisper an end r.
2007-03-21 08:31:13 · answer #2 · answered by darestobelieve 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Loads
2007-03-20 19:55:29 · answer #3 · answered by JoE BoY 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably the only one, as far as I can remember. Good language though, eh?!
2007-03-20 21:23:14 · answer #4 · answered by R.E.M.E. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are not any.
2007-03-22 16:49:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋