How Many People Pronounce The R In Arm In 1950 vs 2016

Map created by Cambridge University

The map above shows where people do and don’t pronounce the ‘R’ sound in the word Arm.

In the 1950s it was very common for people in the South West and North East of England to pronounce it, but by 2016 that pronunciation had almost entirely vanished.

Now almost everyone in England and Wales have dropped the sound, although it can still heard in Scotland and Ireland.

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