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.
I’m from the western hemisphere too and I’ve probably said it both ways. I feel like when it is said sarcastically like “what a surprise” the cadence feels better without the /r/ but when saying it without sarcasm the sound is there like “that’s surprising” definitely has the /r/ sound.
A similar letter that gets dropped in rural western America is the /t/ sound when it is preceded by another consonant. Like “mountain” is often said “moun’in” but it’ll still be there if the emphasized syllable is after it like “maintain” is pronounced correctly.