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Old March 24, 2023, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by wrholt View Post
Regarding how Puerto Ricans pronounce Puerto Rico, I mostly have heard /puel-to xi-ko/; "r" before a consonant pronounced like 'l', and 'rr' pronounced like French or Brazilian Portuguese 'r', English 'h', or Spanish 'j'.
You're right. I've also heard many speakers pronouncing "hard r" almost gutturally.
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