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Researchers also said that while rhotic Blackburn and East Lancashire speakers may be in the minority in England, they were "in the majority across the English-speaking world", as North American, Scottish and Irish speakers also use that pronunciation, "as do many second language learners of English".

Irish English is also rhotic, meaning the “r” is overpronounced.

Love his humour, and consonants rhotic: There is nothing as firm as his R’s.

While many areas in England held on to their rhotic origins, received pronunciation came to be seen as the ideal English accent; even spreading into Wales and Scotland.

Voters don’t cast their ballots based on which candidates best trill the rhotic consonants in foreign leaders’ names.