According to what it's kown as British accent, how am I supposed to pronounce words than end in -er (e.g. driver)?, like a kind of open "a" without pronouncing the "r"?
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Hi Anon,
It depends on the British accent. In RP, and most south-eastern English accents, 'er' in a word-final position is realised as a schwa (except for when the following word begins with a vowel sound).
Englishuser
i know it's quite dificult, Englishuser, but could you be more precise? i can't figure out how it sounds.
I just read something yesterday that said that in Heightened/Conservative RP, if the following word begins with a vowel, the r is pronounced as a flap.
Hi Marvin A,
You said:
in Heightened/Conservative RP, if the following word begins with a vowel, the r is pronounced as a flap.
It depends on the British accent. In RP, and most south-eastern English accents, 'er' in a word-final position is realised as a schwa (except for when the following word begins with a vowel sound).
Englishuser
Thanks in advanced
You said:Yes, that's correct.
Englishuser