I do. Sometimes when speaking fast, “for” sounds more like “fur” (rhymes with “were”)
chayat•
I want to say: the same as the r in for or four.
The truth is I probably just don't, " for " becomes " fu' "
"I'm going to the shops fu' some milk"
Knackersac•
I don't at all. It's literally 'f'some reason'.
GeneralOpen9649•
Toronto here, not really. I said it a few times and I think I hear the R, but that could be just because I know it’s supposed to be there.
Reenvisage•
In my accent, yes.
Toothless-Rodent•
In rhotic dialects (e.g., most of U.S.and Canada), the /r/ is definitely pronounced. The vowel will commonly reduce in this unstressed position.
TokyoDrifblim•
Yes but i'd say it as a homophone with "fur". Phonetically like "fur sum" . That's how i hear most folks do it although I'm sure some accents pronounce it like "four" by default
kdorvil•
I pronounce the R. (Northeastern American native)
frederick_the_duck•
Rhotic speakers do. It also gets reduced to /fəɹ/.
DW241•
Are you offering this foursome?
CreaturesFarley•
Ooh, so this is interesting.
A lot of American dialects are what's called 'rhotic', which means that, yes, you do pronounce 'r' sounds at the end of words like this.
Conversely, a lot of (but not all) British dialects are non-rhotic, so you wouldn't voice the 'r'. It'd sound more like "fuh some reason"
HOWEVER! Non-rhotic British dialects often have a feature called the 'Linking R', or 'Intrusive R'. This is kinda complicated, but if a word ends in a vowel sound, and the next word begins with a vowel sound, you place an 'r' sound in between the two words, even when there is no written 'r' present.
Examples: 'for' and 'everyone' would both be pronounced without an 'r' sound if they're spoken independently. But if you were to say 'for everyone' as part of a sentence, you'd pronounce the 'r'.
However, It is important to note that the 'Linking R' has absolutely nothing to do with the spelling of the word, but only the pronunciation. So another example: let's say you tell someone about how you ran in your friends 'Linda and Bill', you'd pronounce it 'Linda rand Bill'
This is not something to be overly concerned about, though. It's something Brits do instinctually and subconsciously, to the point where a lot of Brits will be super surprised when it's pointed out.
DoctorYaoi•
Depends on the accent but for me it’s the same way as “four”
ThirdSunRising•
Yes but I don’t pronounce the O. I just go straight to the R. Fur some. West coast American English.
zebostoneleigh•
Yes.
so_slzzzpy•
Yes
fer-SUM, /fɚ ˈsʌm/
55Xakk•
I personally just extend the ‘o’ sound. So it's pronounced more like ‘Fō some’
Eubank31•
/ fɚɹ sʌm / in my accent
You can get the pronunciation [here](https://www.antvaset.com/ipa-to-speech) (make sure to select American English)
Evil_Weevill•
Yes. I would usually pronounce it like the word "fur" though unless I was stressing that word.
So "fur some reason"
I think British English speakers are less likely to pronounce an r at the end of a word.
Salindurthas•
In my accent, it depends on a choice.
* I would often pronounce it in a way that rhymes with 'paw', 'maw', which doesn't obviously include an 'r'.
* or I can really enunciate the 'r'.
I can't think of a rhyme for the latter, because all the candidate words I can tink of have the same option. Like "pore" and "more" can optionally be homophones of "paw" and "maw".
Indeed, "for", "four", and "fore", seem to be optionally pronounced like "faw".
sarahlizzy•
British. SSBE. Non rhotic. I do not pronounce that R and would find it weird and unnatural to do so.
meowmeow6770•
Yes
VampyVs•
I do, but the two words definitely combine into one for me. Sounds like "force-um" (sorry I'm not good with the IPA)
ProfXavier89•
Canadian here. Fur sum.
AletheaKuiperBelt•
Australian, and no. Non-rhotic accent, so if fully enunciated mine would rhyme with paw. But often elided to fuh (schwa).
Argolorn•
Four
For
Fore
Each spelled different,sound identical ,and my Illinois accented American English pronounces the R.
I, personally, cannot stand people dropping the R. It sounds uneducated and sloppy to my American ears.
Unless British people do it, but that's because they can make reading an ingredient label sound like the Kings victory speech. I'm prepared to give a little latitude to our tea drinking ancestors.
B4byJ3susM4n•
Yes.
t90fan•
It depends which specific accent you have
QuercusSambucus•
The same as in "or" or "more". I think this is probably true of most people, just how they pronounce those words also can vary with accent.
aaarry•
No, because I’m English.
In my head the yanks and Canadians are the only countries that do apart from rural inbreds in certain parts of the UK and Ireland.
FloridaFlamingoGirl•
Yes, and I say it the same way I would "four."
Sapphirethistle•
Yes. I would pronounce the two words distinctly and separately.
plushieshoyru•
Depends on the dialect, I imagine. When I say it fast, it comes out like “fer some” lol 🤠