Amusing detail abut the process of agreeing the alphabetical list of #storm names between the Netherlands, Ireland and the UK. The Irish suggestion of the girl's name Fíadh was regarded as problematic by the UK because it would sound, if you have a #nonrhotic #accent , like the rather too bad-ass Storm Fear.

#StormAmy #meteorology #irishlanguage

Very interesting, and can't argue with the lecturer's erudition, but Irish people might be surprised to hear that the English-language pronunciation of #Ireland is 'aɪələnd

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0731/1462790-ireland-chinese-language-meaning-translation/

#nonrhotic

Really good analysis of a linguistic feature of British/American accents. The unwritten R in "VanillaR Ice" and "AustraliaR and New Zealand" https://youtu.be/HnEIKavamks?si=zYz1yKQly25OSADo

#linguistics #accent #rhotic #nonrhotic #language