It's theletter R whenwedoonwhenwedon't pronounceit.
Nowthe R is, ererinwordslikeredrattravel, right?
Butsometimeswedon't pronounceit.
Forexample, a wordlikework.
Wesaywork, notworkNow, lotsofstudents, whentheyfirststartlearningwithme, theyhave a problemwheretheypronouncethearequite a lot.
They'llsay, workorcourseorhereinsteadofhere.
Also, theymightsay, myteacherinsteadofmyteacher, I sayteacherokayordoctor.
Nowwe'vetalkedabouttheSchwab a lotonthischannel, andthat's becauseit's about 30 to 40% ofBritishEnglish, anditreplacestheletter R ahlot, particularlyattheendofwordshungrelaxedinthemiddleofthemouthonthemouthisveryrelaxed.
It's theeasiestsoundtomakeinEnglish.
It's just a in a word, liketeacherdoctor.
Anytime a wordfinisheswithanearlyAmericansoundorinternationalEnglishsound, whichyoumighthavelearnedinschool, Britishpeoplepronounceitas a, butalsothe R isreplacedbylotsofdifferentvowelsounds.
Forexample, as I said, work, the R isreplacedwithanERsoundcourse.
The R isreplacedwithanorsound, evenwith a diffthongsuchasair, forexample, thewordshare.
Wedon't sayshare, wesayshare.
We'rereplacingitwithwhatwecall a diffthong, a wordlikecar.
Wedon't pronouncethe R attheend, Sovowelsreplacedtheletter R a lot.