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Why we're Losing our Rs

No one will be able to pronounce the letter R in 200 years’ time – it’s twue

No one will be able to pronounce the letter 'r' in 200 years’ time – it’s twue, says professor of phonetics, John Wells. But in the mean time, we speak to a language therapist who can help those people whose r’s come out as w’s.
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29 minutes

91Èȱ¬ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project