What distinguishes it from the R is “surplus”, for example? In both cases it’s followed by a P and another semiglide.

Apologies if this pronunciation is regional to the Western Hemisphere, but I’m very curious regardless.

  • Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world
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    Reminds me of The Rural Juror:

    Barbara Walters: [on The View] Let’s get personal. Your father Werner was a burger server in suburban Santa Barbara.

    Jenna Maroney: Yes, that’s right.

    Barbara Walters: When he spurned your mother Verna for a curly-haired surfer named Roberta. Did that hurt her?

    Jenna Maroney: It was hard on all of us, yes.

    Barbara Walters: Flurg murg glurg flurg murg murg murg tennis murg murg. Was a murg murg flurg?

    Jenna Maroney: I’ll always be his little girl. [cries]

    Barbara Walters: [puts her hand on Jenna’s shoulder] Glurg.