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		robgibbons on Sept 14, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Steve Wozniak announces private space company to c... It's an American accent, but with rhotacism, a type of speech impediment. He sounds vaguely British at times because of the tendency for "R" to come out sounding like "W" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Arthur

quelltext on Sept 14, 2021 | [–]

Thanks a lot. I wasn't aware of this speech impediment and how it causes the vaguely British at times.

joshmarlow on Sept 14, 2021 | [–]

I actually have the same impediment but never knew the term `rhotacism` - thanks!

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