THE AMERICAN ‘R’
Last night on TV I watched a show
In American English don’t you know.
With trepidation and concern
I decided it’s a language I must learn.
Now learning a language is quite a skill
and considering my age I’m doing quite well.
It’s not only words but the accent too.
To explain what I mean here a few
explanations just for you:
carp = cop,
parp = pop
jarb = job,
drarp = drop
gotten = got,
lart = lot
warnt = want
(Can you spot the odd one out?)
Are you getting the hang of the lingo yet?
It sure is no problem; it sure is no sweat
and soon you’ll find it rolls off the tongue
just make the effort – it’s easily done !
And here’s a clue though it might sound absurd:
Try sticking an ‘r’ into every word.
(Except for the odd one out of course)