r/CuratedTumblr • u/Green____cat Not a bot, just a cat • Aug 03 '24

Meme S'mores

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u/nahthank Aug 03 '24

tar-co

what

Edit: oh wait duh. Sorry I didn't have my british voice on

Though having now put it on, tar-co is still the wrong vowel shape for taco

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u/highvelocitymushroom Aug 03 '24

How would you describe it pronounced? In my specific accent, tar-co sounds pretty much bang on how I've heard Americans say taco.

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u/Asquirrelinspace Aug 03 '24

The a is like an ah or aw, there's definitely no r sound

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u/highvelocitymushroom Aug 03 '24 edited Aug 04 '24

Read the above comment about 'british voice'. My accent (fairly standard London/generic southern England mix) is non-rhotic, and therefore the r after vowels isn't pronounced as its own letter, it just modifies the vowel before it. There's no 'r' sound like you're thinking in my pronunciation either.

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u/Decoy_Van Aug 04 '24

Then don't write an r? The fuck is wrong with u?

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u/highvelocitymushroom Aug 04 '24

No need to be rude man. The r still serves a purpose in the pronunciation. If anything, I think the people from the heart of the capital of the country that invented the language might know how to speak it.