What distinguishes it from the R is “surplus”, for example? In both cases it’s followed by a P and another semiglide.
Apologies if this pronunciation is regional to the Western Hemisphere, but I’m very curious regardless.
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Just raised wrong, I guess.
We…do…?
Are you saying suh-prise? Why?
We don’t?
People in this thread, saying “we do” without mentioning what dialect they speak as if everybody speaks exactly the same as them…
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We do.
Why don’t we voice the first R in “surprise”?
Because you’re pronouncing it wrong.
You’re pronouncing it wong. According to O.P.
Hahaha!!! That’s a good point lol!
I feel I do voice the first R is “surprise” at least sometimes. It looks like it’s a common feature (in English at least) to drop sounds from syllables that aren’t the emphasized syllable. I am not qualified at all to talk about this, just a nerd that finds linguistics interesting. I found an article I think gives some good examples and reasons: https://englishwithkim.com/deleted-syllables-dropped-vowels/
Similar-ish thing as the glottal stop where double Ts are dropped for more of a pause - button vs buh-in, kitten vs keh-in. I only know of this because one of my super good friends is a linguist, and they pointed out that I don’t use the stop and instead pronounce the hard T sound (it’s kinda of a vocal stim for me).
I’m from a part of the world where those middle Ts end up pronounced like Ds.
Canada or Minnesota eh?
Minnesota.
