@kdfrawg Vi pravas, kompreneble.
// @hazardwarning @c
@c That has more to do with having sat through a multitude of language classes learning that there were three exceptions to every rule. It makes one rather fond of the idea of a language where the pronunciation, spelling, and grammar are all completely regular. Ĝi estas bona ideo. :-)
// @phoneboy @hazardwarning
@hazardwarning As a native Californian, I tend to pronounce everything, although I don't go as far as my paternal grandmother from Illinois, who added Rs where they didn't need to be (e.g., "warsh the dishes.")
// @phoneboy @c
@hazardwarning I don't think I ever heard her say "Oh dahling," but she was frequently known to "pahk the cah.'
// @phoneboy @c
@phoneboy My maternal grandmother had a patrician New England accent. I'm not sure she ever pronounced a non-initial R in her life.
// @hazardwarning @c
@hazardwarning Well, you're always free to adopt the improvements that we've made to the language. ;-)
// @c
@hazardwarning Interesting. It's similar to how the US preserved rhotic pronunciation, but non-rhotic became the norm in England.
// @c
@hazardwarning I always thought "-ized" was more American, and "-ised" was the accepted Commonwealth spelling.
// @c
