“The ‘Crispy R’ And Why R Is The Weirdest Letter” [2023], Atlas Obscura (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-a-crispy-r).

#R #CrispyR #Alphabet #English #Letter #Pronunciation #Rhotic #Language

Word Search Puzzle 995

Word List : #figured #woads #porkies #rhotic #lakeport #tanega #anemious #nathan #vidkid #upsends #pentzia #misrates #pearlier #axes #merist #baton #tourer #hellim

http://karafinance.com/2024/02/28/word-search-puzzle-995/

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