Jul 3, 2011 · The word idear seems to be singled out for hypercorrection. My hypothesis about this is that the phrase "idea of" occurs so often in English that people with non-rhotic accents …

Apr 7, 2021 · Why do British people pronounce "idea" as "idear" (and somemore words too; the last a gets followed by a subtle r sound)?

Aug 20, 2016 · Why do some people pronounce "idea" like "idear"? Unless I've been hearing it wrong the whole time... Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be …

This explanation of the “linking r” and the “intrusive r” is greatly simplified. Some speakers will add “r” more generally, pronouncing “idea” and “soda” as idear and soder even at the end of a …

Apr 26, 2019 · Why do people say idear, drawring, etc? I googled this and was confused by the answers. I don't have a degree in linguistics and didn't understand most of it. I thought it had to …

Feb 28, 2014 · I guess the real question is: Why don't Americans say idear and British people say idea? Since Americans pronounce the hard r's in all words.

Jun 11, 2022 · If you’re talking about us saying “idear” before a word that starts with a vowel sound, then that is an example of “intrusive R” - due to how vowel sounds are rendered in …

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Jul 22, 2014 · And idea and idear would be homophones in most non-rhotic (r-dropping) accents, including English, Australian, Kiwi, and Bostonian. The second syllable of the -dea part of idea …