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How do you pronounce the letter R?

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    #32
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    kraggy wrote: »
    Presenters and newsreaders on RTE pronounce the R as "Are" and not "or" because in Gaeilge, the letter R is pronounced "Are".

    And RTE is Raidio Teilifis Eireann, which of course is Gaeilge so, they are correct when they pronounce it like that.

    I never knew Irish had its own names for the letters of the alphabet. I always found it a bit weird actually. What are all the other letters called?


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    #33
    Ickle Magoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,485 ✭✭✭✭Ickle Magoo


    Arrrrrrrr

    With that fine scottish roll :D


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    #34
    Ghost Buster
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭Ghost Buster


    I pronounce it correctly


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    #35
    starlit
    Registered Users Posts: 12,340 ✭✭✭✭starlit


    Usually say the letter 'R' properly, 'or' but my mouth might slip out 'are' the odd time.


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    #36
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,919 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    r

    What is it good for?


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    #37
    Ghost Buster
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭Ghost Buster


    Isnt pronouncing it 'Oar' just a little bit Ross O'Carrol Kelly?


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    #38
    Fizgig Bandicoot
    Registered Users Posts: 149 ✭✭Fizgig Bandicoot


    'or', ''ishyew'. I thought they pronounced it 'are-tee-ee' on the telly, and that pronunciation of it really annoys me.


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    #39
    Rubberlegs
    Registered Users Posts: 7,073 ✭✭✭Rubberlegs


    bnt wrote: »
    Or is for Irish folk. It doesn't happen anywhere else in the world AFAIK. It confused the heck out of me when I moved here, and it still sounds uncultured to me.

    OK, its for posh IRISH folk:p


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    #40
    Cathaoirleach
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    kraggy wrote: »
    Presenters and newsreaders on RTE pronounce the R as "Are" and not "or" because in Gaeilge, the letter R is pronounced "Are".

    And 'issue'?

    ISH-oo is how it's pronounced in Ireland, but some gobshíte in RTÉ decided to send a memo to everyone telling them they should pronounce it ISS-yew.

    Tissue as well. It's TISH-oo in Ireland. Why are RTÉ now saying TISS-yew? :rolleyes:

    And the letter 'H'.

    In Ireland, we say HAYCH, but now RTÉ are saying "AYCH". Why??

    Basically, someone in RTÉ has sent a memo telling everyone to follow BBC's pronunciation guide and to ditch Irish pronunciations.

    And that French arsehole Sarkozy. In English, it is pronounced "Sar-CO-see", but now RTÉ are trying to pronounce it in French: "Zar-co-ZEEEEE".

    Basically, I hate RTÉ.


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    #41
    ootbitb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭ootbitb


    are and I also say film not fillam and safety not sayfity:D


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    #42
    beks101
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    'Or' in Ireland, 'are' in Canada.


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    #43
    OldmanMondeo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,009 ✭✭✭OldmanMondeo


    Like a priate arrrrr


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    #44
    Oranage2
    Registered Users Posts: 11,130 ✭✭✭✭Oranage2


    'pee'


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    #45
    Aoifey!
    Registered Users Posts: 4,571 ✭✭✭Aoifey!


    Only pirates say "are".


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    #46
    G.K.
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    'are'


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    #47
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    Arr...




















    ...ah would ya go away our that with your fancy pronunciation!


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    #48
    Krusader
    Registered Users Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Krusader


    shouldn't it be, Are Tee Aye :confused:


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    #49
    Catari Jaguar
    Registered Users Posts: 6,649 ✭✭✭Catari Jaguar


    Not this thread again!!

    :rolleyes:

    Plebs.


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    #50
    Tayla
    Registered Users Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭Tayla


    baz2009 wrote: »
    'or' and 'ishoo'.

    It pisses me off when people call Ireland 'Areland'.



    I pronounce it like Areland :o can't help it though, I also say ar-en instead of Iron.

    I hate the way RTE say fa-nance instead of Fi-nance :mad:


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    #51
    Zapho
    Registered Users Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭Zapho


    Where's the "L" option?

    Flied Lice!!!


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    #52
    Sir Oxman
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    kraggy wrote: »
    Presenters and newsreaders on RTE pronounce the R as "Are" and not "or" because in Gaeilge, the letter R is pronounced "Are".

    And RTE is Raidio Teilifis Eireann, which of course is Gaeilge so, they are correct when they pronounce it like that.

    So Ar-Tee-Ay is correct?


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    #53
    Agonist
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    RTE are welcome to pronounce any words in weird ways, even saying Van Goh instead of Van Goff, just as long as they never, ever start pronouncing sixth as sikth. Hearing this on UK stations make me want to jam SSSSSSSS between their teeth.


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    #54
    Lapin
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    .

    . W









    As in - Jonathon Woss.


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    #55
    Wibbs
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    Or
    Agonist wrote:
    RTE are welcome to pronounce any words in weird ways, even saying Van Goh instead of Van Goff, just as long as they never, ever start pronouncing sixth as sikth. Hearing this on UK stations make me want to jam SSSSSSSS between their teeth.
    God yea, or their thing of adding R's to words ending in vowels. So "drawing" becomes "drawRing". Arrgh. The TV3 school of elocution is as bad though. Many a mangled vowel and consonant in evidence.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    #56
    Jev/N
    Registered Users Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭Jev/N


    Agonist wrote: »
    RTE are welcome to pronounce any words in weird ways, even saying Van Goh instead of Van Goff

    It's actually pronounced Van Hoch; crazy Dutch!


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    #57
    Notorioux
    Registered Users Posts: 502 ✭✭✭Notorioux


    "OARE"


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    #58
    TaraFoxglove
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    I pronounce Ireland as 'Areland'. :o

    Pronounce 'R' as 'or' though.


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    #59
    Abi
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    Atori joguor.

    cherub rock wrote: »
    Not this thread again!!

    :rolleyes:

    Plebs.
    The title is self-explanatory, what did you come in here for?


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    #60
    FarmerGreen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,134 ✭✭✭FarmerGreen


    Arse.


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    #61
    citizen_p
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    I think OR would be the most appropriate, but i Know in america its AR, which makes me feel like a pirate :(


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