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r-dropping

American

[ahr-drop-ing] / ˈɑrˌdrɒp ɪŋ /

adjective

Phonetics.

(of certain pronunciations of English) characterized by the absence of the sound (r) in postvocalic position in the same syllable, as often encountered in speech identified with the southern and eastern United States and with most of England; r-less.

Etymology

Origin of r-dropping

Probably earlier than 1960–65

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r-dropping

For example, when it comes to the Boston dialect, a key feature of its accent is r-deletion, or r-dropping.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2023

But for the remainder of this episode and the next one I wanna focus on a kind of longitudinal study of r-dropping in New York.

From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2013

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