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What do you think of non-rhotic accents?
I like them/They're beautiful/positive 89%  89%  [ 8 ]
I dislike them/They sound ugly/negative 11%  11%  [ 1 ]
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NeantHumain
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06 Sep 2008, 12:35 pm

What do you think of non-rhotic English accents? Do they sound melodious? Do they sound ugly? Share your thoughts. By the way, a non-rhotic accent would be, for example, the Received Pronunciation typical of the BBC and the queen of the UK. A rhotic accent would be the typical, standard pronunciation of most Americans as seen on television and in movies.



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06 Sep 2008, 12:48 pm

Depends on which accent you're talking about... I like most kinds of British accents, but Bostonian or something, is not as pretty...



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06 Sep 2008, 9:21 pm

I like them, not to mention they are dead sexy if spoken by the ladies. :wink:



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13 Sep 2008, 9:14 pm

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Depends on which accent you're talking about... I like most kinds of British accents, but Bostonian or something, is not as pretty...

Indeed. Non-rhotic New York accents are hideous.


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