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\|	\|	starkeycomics.com Eight British and Irish Accent Maps - Starkey Comics	6.2 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	Eight maps to show how the differences in how vowels are pronounced in Britain and Ireland. Explanations of each map below: Map 1: Rhoticity Rhoticity in English refers to whether or not an "r" is pronounced when it isn't before a vowel.For example, in rhotic accents, the word "arm" has a true "r" sound in [...]	6.2 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	theconversation.com Do accents disappear?	7.9 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	Many people fear the disappearance of the unique way some communities speak. But accent loss is a complicated notion and embracing both language variation and change can be an important social goal.	7.9 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	www.grammarphobia.com The Grammarphobia Blog: Uh-oh, it's the glottal stop	6.5 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	English speakers have been glottalizing the letter "t" since at least the mid-19th century. The pronunciation is common today in American and British English.	6.5 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	roderickdale.co.uk #Viking is not a verb! \| Berserkjablogg by Dr Roderick Dale	41.2 parsecs away Travel
\|		I have expanded this blog post in the light of comments received on Twitter, and to clarify a couple of issues that were not expressed particularly clearly when it began its life as a short rant. I fear I neglect this blog too much. There is, and has been, so much going on in my...	41.2 parsecs away Travel