+208 It's stupid that people think that when English people don't pronounce R's, they're fancy and intellectual, but when black people don't pronounce them, it's because they can't speak right, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

English people don't pronounce their Rs? Didn't know that. This can also apply to words like "spelt," because if you grew up American and been saying "spelled" all of your life, "spelt" just sounds so ghetto, lol.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

They don't, and they don't really pronounce most consonants either. Their speech is very vowel-heavy. This is true :] Lol, I'm pretty spelt isn't actually a word though...

by Anonymous 14 years ago

So then how would they pronounce "RetaRded kangaRoo"?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Lol :] Something like "retahded kangahoo" :]

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Lol, kangahoo. I will begin saying this, effective immediately.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I think I'll have to agree with you on that :] Are you like British?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

If I was then this conversation wouldn't make sense. D: Unless I was just humoring you. But no, I'm not British. I'd like to visit there someday, though.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

True. I would like to go there, too. It's beautiful, with a hell of a lot of history, which coupled with each other would make for a lengthy yet amazing trip :]

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Ah, ignorance is bliss. I can assure you, Britain is anything but "beautiful."

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Spelt is a word. Google it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

This reminds me of an interview of Helena Bonham Carter I saw and she was talking about how in the movie Fight Club she had to have an American accent. She said it was really hard getting used to pronouncing all of the R's.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes, but the British are taught to talk that way, when others do it, it's because they choose to disregard their learning. I'll admit, I do it sometimes, but not as much as most people.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(ravenalexan):they may have been taught in school to speak that way but have grown up in a place were the common dialect is ebonics. It is just the way many people learn to speak in their communities.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Many of them though, like the ones in my school and around where I live, are taught proper english and grammar and disreguard and don't use it. Kind of aggrevates me. Exspecially when I meet their parents and they talk perfect english. Makes me want to turn to the kid and go "what happened to you?"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

agreed, that is quite irritating.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm British and we do pronounce 'R'. Quite well actually. It's just that Americans pronounce 'R' a lot harder than we do. Example American: "AmerRican" (A little emphasis on the R) British: "American" (No emphasis)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think black accents are sexy...just sayin'

by Anonymous 13 years ago