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do you pronounce “R” when you say “FOR some”

Draxoxx
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32 comments

MaestroZackyZ
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 🤠