Lose the R

For months Daddy has been encouraging Dominic to pronounce his 'R's : to say 'hard' instead of 'hahd, to say 'art' instead of 'aht', to say 'fork' instead of 'fohk':

At work:

Australian Colleague: Your English sounds American

Daddy: Yes, American English is the standard of English where we came from.  I'm working on acquiring the Australian accent though.

Australian Colleague: You should avoid pronouncing your 'R's

Daddy: Huh?

Australian Colleague: You are rolling your 'R's, people here don't pronounce their 'R's. Say 'fohk' instead of 'fork'.

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