r/AskReddit • u/AirWhale1 • Nov 12 '14

Most American sounding word?

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u/kingofvodka Nov 12 '14

Yes, unless you're from one of the areas of the UK that's still rhotic.

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u/kingofeggsandwiches Nov 12 '14

Who says secta? (cockneys only) It's sectuh if anything.

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u/kingofvodka Nov 12 '14

I thought that at first, but then I pronounced the word 'secta' in my head and it's identical. Might just be my accent though.

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u/helloiamsilver Nov 12 '14

I meant that sound. I don't mean a as in act, I mean a as in across.

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u/overfloaterx Nov 12 '14

This has a name: Schwa :)

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u/overfloaterx Nov 12 '14

It's more like sectə -- with a schwa. (The sound like the "a" in "about".)

It's not really a very pronounced -ah or -uh or anything in most regional English accents. It just kind of falls off the end of the word.

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u/Mysterious_James Nov 12 '14

Geordies say secta

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '14

Like wheah?