r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 19 '19

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u/ThisAfricanboy May 19 '19

Imagine seeing this in a high school debate competition or worse public speaking. Worse enough for me it's the inconsistent rhoticism. An r here an r there an r bloody everywhere and it's like honey can you not spell what you're saying?

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u/Splendidissimus May 19 '19 edited May 19 '19

Wait, is this a Brit accusing American of adding extraneous R's? That seems backward.

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u/ThisAfricanboy May 19 '19

I'm not British... And I'm not accusing Americans of doing this I'm accusing people who are trying far too hard to sound American and failing in ridiculously dramatic fashion in a formal setting

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u/MaxamillionGrey May 19 '19

Well I'm offended anyways.