Ur, what?

Sep 12, 2008 16:15

If you had to give a conference paper in which you had to say 'Ur' (as in the city) several times ( Read more... )

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pjc50 September 12 2008, 16:24:57 UTC
What you need is a justification from historical linguistics for the way you pronounce it :)

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ptc24 September 12 2008, 16:43:58 UTC
My vote is for Errr..., but with a shorter R. "'er indoors".

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ladyshrew September 12 2008, 18:28:13 UTC
Now I wanna hear how you usually pronounce it!! You have an adorable accent, so don't by all shy about it! :-P

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ex_robhu September 13 2008, 15:31:26 UTC
Ur is in the Bible!

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vyvyan September 14 2008, 22:36:43 UTC
[ɜ:]

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