Dominik  +  237776 Mon, 19 Jun 06 05:00 PM I have read in Oxford dictionary that in British English you don't pronounce "r" at the end of a word or when a word ends in "re" , if the next word starts in a consonant.  If the next word starts in a vowel, you pronounce "r" His car was old. -> [ca:] His car isn't old -> [car] What about "here" in these phrases? Do we act in a similar way? here you are [hie] here is [hier] when "here" is alone -> here/in here [hie] Am I right? Could somebody explain it? Thanks in advance! Dominik Joined on Thu, Jun 1 2006 Poland Regular Member 580 "Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." - St. Francis of... Questions

	Dominik  +  238062 Tue, 20 Jun 06 09:29 AM Have I really stirred things up or is it too difficult to explain it? I'm in a state of total confusion because in Poland most people pronounce "here" as [hir] the same as Americans Dominik

	LanguageLover  +  238143 Tue, 20 Jun 06 12:43 PM Well, I'm not a native speaker, so it's better not to say anything about delicate pronunciation matters! However, as far as I know, even if "r" is at the end of the word, it can be pronunced as a weak sound. Hope it helps.   LanguageLover Joined on Fri, Feb 25 2005 Contributing Member 1,507 The similarities among the languages are more than their differences! Pronunciation

	Colombo  +  238569 Wed, 21 Jun 06 12:50 PM I'm not a native speaker, either, so I cannot explain you anything. I usually pronounce that final "r" like the British (that is, I don't pronounce it unless it's before a vowel). As for the word "here" and similar words, I do likewise. So, for example, in "here it is", I pronounce the "r", while in "here" alone or in "here comes", I don't. In the case of "here you are", I'm not so sure. I do pronounce the "r" in that case ([hier]), probably owing to the fact that the "y" seems to be a vocalic sound (is it?) So I should say that the case of "here" is the same as that of the words ending with an "r": [hier] before vowels (in my opinion, that includes "y"), and [hie] everywhere else. But, as I've told you, I'm not a native speaker, so don't rely completely on what I've said. Here in Spain most people pronounce those final r's, too. There might be two explanations for that: either it's because of the huge influence of American English everywhere, or because we have a tendency to pronounce everything as it's written (so if we see an "r", we utter it). Colombo Joined on Fri, May 5 2006 Spain Junior Member 80 Trying to learn English Vowels, American English

	Dominik  +  238620 Wed, 21 Jun 06 03:15 PM Hi, Thank you very much for your reply. I think that "y" is a consonant. You pronounce it like [j] so in my opinion it should be [hieju:a:] in "here you are" but I'm not sure because everyone pronounces it differently In Polish Language you pronounce each "r" that is why it couses us trouble. Dominik Consonants

	Boilerkarl  +  238840 Thu, 22 Jun 06 03:07 AM I realize that this is off-topic, but in American English, we always pronounce the final "R." I cannot think of instance where it is otherwise. Which, of course, means if you are questioned about it, you can claim that you were taught by an American. Cheers. Karl Boilerkarl Joined on Tue, Jun 20 2006 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA New Member 28 Cheers. Have a shot on me... Karl American English

	Dominik  +  238948 Thu, 22 Jun 06 10:09 AM Thank you very much for your statement. I know,  maybe I'm wasting time on trivialities but on the other hand it would be better not to mix up BrE with AmE during a conversation. Kindest regards Dominik Dominik Conversations