I'm American and assume that brits pronounce things more correctly than we do, since it's the "English" language, but why do they add an "r" sound after words like "India", "Idea" and "Ikea"?
2007-03-24 14:26:51 · 7 answers · asked by theegorider 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I'm not trying to say there is a "correct" way to pronounce anything... I know that people from different part of the English speaking world have their own way to pronounce things... I just wonder where the "r" sound comes from and are the people who do this conscious of it?
2007-03-24 14:43:01 · update #1
Local people in New England, USA states, tend to pronounce words as the British, whereas distinctive pronunciation endings, in other parts of the USA states.)
2007-03-24 15:08:52 · answer #1 · answered by g p 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard the word India pronounced as Indier, however I have heard the pronunciation "idear" for "idea" as well as "soder" for "soda".
Based on your explaination, I think you are saying that there is a short vowel sound of an "a" at the end of the words you listed. Every nation has different dialects of the same language - this is due to education in a particular area, socio-economic growth, interaction with different generations, and sometimes even a need to be "different".
2007-03-24 21:43:27 · answer #2 · answered by Lost and Confused 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone knows India is pronounced "Eeeeend-yah."
Right?
2007-03-24 21:34:53 · answer #3 · answered by ExSarge 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes they do, Different parts of the US they pronounce words differently.......So what
2007-03-24 21:31:11 · answer #4 · answered by xjoizey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i get annoyed when people pronounce things wrong. i have been known to mess up too though.
2007-03-24 21:35:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's how New Englanders talk too
2007-03-24 22:38:00 · answer #6 · answered by jeninsocal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that too.
2007-03-24 21:34:56 · answer #7 · answered by flossie mae 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋