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Re: English IPA transcription of "er" vs "rer"

Subject: Re: English IPA transcription of "er" vs "rer"
From: Peter Moylan
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:33:46 +1000
Newsgroups: sci.lang, alt.english.usage, alt.usage.english
Michael wrote:
Thanks all, "murderer" is perhaps a better example to use because
"furor" does have multiple pronunciations. I guess the answer is that
there's no easy answer, which is OK--but quite interesting.

In non-rhotic English, /mV"d@r@/. In rhotic English, /mRdrR/.

It all works out if you remember that "r" is a consonant and "R" is a vowel.

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