I concur. For instance, as a speaker of Australian English I not only don’t pronounce the ‘r’ at the ends of syllables/words in English, I also speak a non-rhotic version of all my second languages. Living in the US and being constantly mocked and made aware of this difference for a full year has only made me marginally better at producing them on demand.
I concur. For instance, as a speaker of Australian English I not only don’t pronounce the ‘r’ at the ends of syllables/words in English, I also speak a non-rhotic version of all my second languages. Living in the US and being constantly mocked and made aware of this difference for a full year has only made me marginally better at producing them on demand.