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Re:The epic rise and fall of the name Heather by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @02:01PM (#18068824)
It's not rolled, but if you don't call that an "r" sound then there's no "r" in many areas of UK. It's different to a long a, it's like a shortened "r" with no roll and the tongue further forward, but not as hollow as a long a.

Presumably you think "hearth" doesn't have discernible "[a]r" sound either?

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Re:The epic rise and fall of the name Heather by thaumasiotes on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @05:51PM (#18070816)
> if you don't call that an "r" sound then there's no "r" in many areas of UK.

By itself, that is not a compelling argument. There is in fact no postvocalic R in many areas of the UK.

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Re:The epic rise and fall of the name Heather by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @11:39AM (#18077036)
I think what I'm referring to is that shown in the map (1950s) at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English#Distribut.... The alveolar and retroflex variants, which to my ear give an r sound distinct from, for example [ɑː].
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