# British add an "r" sound

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-add-an-r-sound/571223>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 13, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-add-an-r-sound/571223 "2011-02-13T17:41:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-add-an-r-sound/571223/441 "2012-09-07T23:42:46Z")

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> [@Full\_Tilt\_Boogie](#):
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> It’s not an ‘r’ - it’s an ‘ah’
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> I suggest you look to phonetics.

Unless you use phonetic notation, I really can’t tell what you’re trying to say.

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**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-add-an-r-sound/571223/442 "2012-09-07T23:52:23Z")

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Acsenray, my humble suggestion is that we let this one rest. This thread is starting to feel like “Groundhog Day.”.

YMMV.

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-add-an-r-sound/571223/443 "2012-09-07T23:59:15Z")

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Yes, MMDV, at least for now.

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