rhotic

created by Gritchka
(idea) by zsau (6.7 y) (print)   (I like it!) Mon Aug 27 2001 at 8:37:21

Dialects of English that retain post-vocalic r's, as opposed to non-rhotic dialects.

The term comes from the name of the Greek letter r, 'rho'

Irish, Scottish, some British, and many North American dialects are rhotic.

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