How do you pronounce the letter R?

pickarooney · 17-05-2011 03:15PM

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?

Ickle Magoo · 17-05-2011 03:16PM

Arrrrrrrr

With that fine scottish roll

Ghost Buster · 17-05-2011 03:30PM

I pronounce it correctly

starlit · 17-05-2011 04:02PM

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

orourkeda · 17-05-2011 04:04PM

r

What is it good for?

Ghost Buster · 17-05-2011 04:13PM

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

Fizgig Bandicoot · 17-05-2011 06:36PM

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

Rubberlegs · 17-05-2011 06:43PM

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

Cathaoirleach · 17-05-2011 06:44PM

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.

ootbitb · 17-05-2011 06:47PM

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

beks101 · 17-05-2011 07:00PM

'Or' in Ireland, 'are' in Canada.

OldmanMondeo · 17-05-2011 07:02PM

Like a priate arrrrr

Oranage2 · 17-05-2011 07:07PM

'pee'

Aoifey! · 17-05-2011 07:10PM

Only pirates say "are".

G.K. · 17-05-2011 07:23PM

'are'

The King of Moo · 17-05-2011 07:57PM

Arr...

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

Krusader · 17-05-2011 09:02PM

shouldn't it be, Are Tee Aye

Catari Jaguar · 17-05-2011 09:44PM

Not this thread again!!

:rolleyes:

Plebs.

Tayla · 17-05-2011 09:52PM

baz2009 wrote: »

'or' and 'ishoo'.

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

I pronounce it like Areland

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:

Zapho · 17-05-2011 09:55PM

Where's the "L" option?

Flied Lice!!!

Sir Oxman · 17-05-2011 09:58PM

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?

Agonist · 17-05-2011 09:58PM

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.

Lapin · 17-05-2011 10:05PM

.

. W

As in - Jonathon Woss.

Wibbs · 17-05-2011 10:13PM

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.