A century of "intrusive" R in English

Join my Discord:   / discord   -- As these clips show, so-called intrusive R has been a feature of standard speech in England (and presumably Wales, Australia and New Zealand) for at least a century. The term refers to a linking /r/ sound between the vowels of THOUGHT, PALM and commA and a following vowel, IF there's no corresponding 'r' in the spelling. 00:00 Intro 01:57 2020s 02:18 2010s 02:38 2000s 03:02 1990s 03:23 1980s 03:43 1970s 04:07 1960s 04:28 1950s 04:50 1940s 05:17 1930s 05:43 1920s Russian oil imports    • EU proposes ban on Russian oil imports fol...   Vaccines Royal Institution    • Vaccines: Warriors and Worriers   Brexit statement    • Prime Minister's statement on EU exit nego...   David Bowie    • David Bowie - Blackstar (Official Video) [HD]   Nokia Gadget Show    • The Gadget Show: Nokia N97 Special   Diana    • BBC News Coverage of Princess Diana's Deat...   Vanilla Ice    • Vanilla Ice | The Jonathan Ross Show | 1991   John Hurt Ford ad    • Ford Granada 1985 Advert UK   Hamlet 1980 https://www.amazon.com/BBC-Shakespear... Grease Film 78    • 1978: Original GREASE Review | Film 78 | C...   Hermione Gingold Liaisons    • A Little Night Music: Liaisons   Bootleg Beatles    • A DAY IN THE LIFE. BOOTLEG BEATLES. FESTIV...   Ribena ad 1962    • Ribena Commercial 1962 with Tim Bentinck   Shah of Persia British Pathé    • Shah Of Persia Visits Britain (1955)   Quatermass 2 BBC    • Quatermass II - All Six Parts (1955)   The Paradine Case    • The Paradine Case (1947) Hitchcock Film No...   Supply route to China British Pathé    • Video   Jamaica Inn    • Video   Lawrence funeral British Pathé    • Lawrence Of Arabia - Simple Funeral  (1935)   Sir Alan Cobham    • Alan Cobham recounts his flight to Austral...   If you want to speak British English clearly and confidently, I recommend this course from accent coach Luke Nicholson: info: https://improveyouraccent.co.uk/engli... sign up: https://course.improveyouraccent.co.u...