# Origin of "Never sawer it again" and others...

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**Created:** [November 26, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-never-sawer-it-again-and-others/427755 "2007-11-26T00:52:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-never-sawer-it-again-and-others/427755/1 "2007-11-26T00:52:07Z")

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In certain dialects of english, I’ve noticed an “er” sound is added to the end of words ending in the “ah/aw” sound. For example: “I never sawer it again, after that,” or “In a Champagne Supernover in the sky.” This usually seems to happen when the following word starts with an “ih” sound (as in “is” or “it”).

Can anyone shed any light on how this originated? Or why the “er” is only added in certain cases?  
LilShieste

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**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-never-sawer-it-again-and-others/427755/2 "2007-11-26T01:13:56Z")

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I’ve heard it referred to as the “Harvard R”. Here’s Wiki’s take on it:

> **[Boston accent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_accent)**
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> A Boston accent is a local accent of Eastern New England English, native specifically to the city of Boston and its suburbs. Northeastern New England English is classified as traditionally including New Hampshire, Maine, and all of eastern Massachusetts, though some uniquely local vocabulary appears only around Boston. A 2006 study co-authored by William Labov claims that the accent remains relatively stable, though a 2018 study suggests the accent's traditional features may be retreatin Boston a...

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-never-sawer-it-again-and-others/427755/3 "2007-11-26T01:14:24Z")

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[Previous thread on the question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=396436)

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**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-never-sawer-it-again-and-others/427755/4 "2007-11-26T01:41:06Z")

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Awesome! Thanks, both of you.  
LilShieste