Quirky World: Kick in the Rs for distinctive Scottish accents

SCOTLAND: The distinctive rolling “R” in Scottish accents is being lost, according to experts.

Mon, 20 Jul, 2015 - 01:00

Younger Scots are no longer pronouncing the “R” in words as forcefully as older generations, softening words such as “car”, “bar” and “fur”.

Older generations of Scots had been said to roll the letter in words such as “girl” and “farm”, but younger speakers now appear to miss the letter out altogether.

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