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.
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.
Do dialects matter as much anymore? Few people still talk like southern belles, for example. Americans as a whole are losing their regional accents.
https://www.newsweek.com/american-accents-dying-appalachian-southern-louisiana-study-11554827
https://bigthink.com/high-culture/americas-accents-dying/