The letter "R" and cockneys ?

[pominoz]

What the fuck is that all about ?

There is a cockney twat on talkshite now, that sounds like the guy off Life of Brian, "Welease Bwian".

Its not just him, it seems to be most of the fuckers from down south, why ??

 

[gaudinho's stolen car]

Alwight tweacle?

 

[Hamann Pineapple]

What the fuck is that all about ?

There is a cockney twat on talkshite now, that sounds like the guy off Life of Brian, "Welease Bwian".

Its not just him, it seems to be most of the fuckers from down south, why ??

Don't mean to be pedantic but it's "Welease Wodewick".


.... I think you are referring to the Arsenal player who resembles Charlie Dimmock

 

[pominoz]

Sure he says "welease Bwian".

Anyway, that does not answer the question, "why can't these fuckers say "R" properly?"

The chinless, inbred toffs, i can sort of understand but nearly every southerner i hear does it, why?

 

[Ancient Citizen]

They also have trouble with 'TH' as well. 'Arry always finks fings frough,before 'E frows on free subs, after a lot of fought.

 

[Pigeonho]

Weyheyyy, lets url gar darn Bwighton Beach n'av sam fackin jellied eels ya nurthen fackin mankeyyyyys!

 

[southern muppet]

Southern English (except the south-west) is what's called by linguists a non-rhotic accent so R's before or after vowels are usually not pronounced (see the difference between someone from Bristol saying 'carrrrr' and someone from London saying 'cah'). The Jonathan Ross type inability to say R's and make them sound like W's is a separate, actual recognised speech impediment called Rhotacism but is more common in speakers of non-rhotic accents.

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[daveduke67]

Fack 'em.

Why are you listening to cockerneeees anyway? Full of shit the lot of them.

 

[pominoz]

Southern English (except the south-west) is what's called by linguists a non-rhotic accent so R's before or after vowels are usually not pronounced (see the difference between someone from Bristol saying 'carrrrr' and someone from London saying 'cah'). The Jonathan Ross type inability to say R's and make them sound like W's is a separate, actual recognised speech impediment called Rhotacism but is more common in speakers of non-rhotic accents.

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A speech impediment would not affect such a large percentage of a population, surely?

I have a problem with "s", slurring it, but it does not affect a large % of Mancs.

 

[jimharri]

Southern English (except the south-west) is what's called by linguists a non-rhotic accent so R's before or after vowels are usually not pronounced (see the difference between someone from Bristol saying 'carrrrr' and someone from London saying 'cah'). The Jonathan Ross type inability to say R's and make them sound like W's is a separate, actual recognised speech impediment called Rhotacism but is more common in speakers of non-rhotic accents.

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Jonathan Ross = ranker!