The Intrusive /r/ and Linking /r/ - British English Pronunciation & Connected Speech

Remember, you don't NEED an RP British accent to speak English well... There are loads of accents out there! I'm just here to help people who have a love for modern versions of RP.
In this British English pronunciation lesson, I teach you the rules of the intrusive /r/ and the linking /r/ in connected speech. It's a difficult one, but it will really help you with both your listening skills and speaking skills.
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[@danielhill8551]

I like how every time you give an example of linking-R, you say "for example", which contains linking-R.

[@ETJEnglish]

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[@asalaabuawwad8795]

Hello I need a book learns the Rp british accent Please give me example of names of books

[@lverg]

Thanks for the video Eliot! Question: some British people have a very particular 'r sound', with a lot of tongue against their teeth. Is this any specific kind of accent and when/how do they use it? Thanks!

[@silviobodeamrein2054]

I love the explanation as regards the intrusive /r/....I really like you the way you teach us...love u, bye.

[@drockqx]

Thank you. As an American, I was confused about the intrusive "r". I learned about it recently and wanted to share the info with friends without sending them a wikipedia article 😁. Your video did the trick!

[@angelica-sx9go]

I'm Italian, I've learnt English almost completely by myself, and I've always heard this phantom 'r' whenever British people spoke and I just couldn't understand where it came from! I should have looked for this video sooner since it's almost three years old😂

[@lailasalaita4579]

I've just started studying phonology and needed to understand more about the intrusive r. Thank you. You have been helpful 👍🏻

[@_cavb9196]

Thank you Elliott for your lessons. I'm Italian and I love English, so thanks to you I can learn better the pronunciation of this fantastic language 🙏🏻

[@holypeachy]

How to speak in cursive. I'm not a native English speaker. But i speak it almost perfect, I've lived for 6 years in the US and when watching Sherlock Holmes and lots of people on the internet I noticed that they add r in certain words. Most notably "drawring" and "sawr", it really jumped out to me, thanks for the great explanation.

[@dyttodu7409]

I like it! You speak slowly and I can hear clearly! And the explain is so vivid!

[@edmjn]

Very useful! I love the fact that you teach with no prejudices. And what a nice mandala art in the background.😄

[@tavitalna]

Thanks for the video! I also heard something like ' I saw him' pronounced as ' I saw(r)'em'.

[@juliaszabo4972]

I was reading my prof's notes, my notes from lessons and I just couldn't understand the difference btw linking and intrusive , yet it's so obvious! thank you for making it so simple!

[@elenaasavelieva]

Awww my favourite teacher is back! 💜 thank you for the video!

[@supernspeakingraw]

This video is def a gem. The words end with a vowel and the next word begins with a vowel then we need to link them with R sound which is not appeared in writing and

[@saadansari4497]

This is what I've had in my head to know about and now I happened to come across the video and literally it seems to me quite difficult but your video helped me out a lot to understand it and now I'm gonna be practising it while reading. Thank you Elliot.

[@RieHiramatsu]

Hi Elliot, many thanks for this video and especially for your comment about the pronunciation police! I sometimes get negative comments about my pronunciation as if it is what matters but they’re just splitting hairs sometimes. I strongly agree with you. Thanks again!

[@mythicalcrafted8873]

You are a very good nice teacher, I hope one day I've become fluent in speaking English, confident and of course in a British accent. For now, I study English and a british accent for almost 8 hours a day I'm hoping this will work.

[@monicavela3401]

Thanks Elliott you have a very clear british pronunciation. I am a South American used to the american accent. I love to listen to you❤

[@magorzataleszczynska42]

When I'm watching things like your lesson, I always think to myself 'what a wonderful invention the Internet is'... Thank you for your film, it's very useful, I'm almost on cloude nine listening to such a beautiful British English.

[@sarahnadeofpoetry]

5:42 Just leaving this here so I know where to come back to (Intrusive /r/ bit). Cheers for a brilliant and easy to understand video!

[@aleksandrawozniacka8301]

Hi Elliott, thanks for your video, you're such an inspiring person :) I'm also an English teacher but it's always a pleasure for me to listen to you and find out many interesting things that you're talking about. Can't wait for next video! Kisses from Poland

[@mycophil]

Oh my, thank you!!!! I've been asking Brits about this for aaaaageeees and nobody can ever explain, let alone even understand what I'm referring to! So many law(r) and draw(r) and others that have confused me throughout the years... No more!

[@keithherring414]

Your videos are always informative and clear. Thanks for sparing time for the video :)

[@emanmahmoud9439]

I really enjoy listening to your British accent and I benefit a lot from your videos.Thanks Elliott.

[@青山芳果]

Thank you very much indeed for your lessons!I am very glad to hear your gentle voice!And I am looking forward to hearing your lessons!☕

[@gabrielnoe1262]

Hello Teacher Elliot. It is a great video. Thank you once more. I am from Latin America. But I have learnt British English. Well, I have been learning for the past 25 years. Now I have got this mixture of American and British accent. Honestly, I prefer British. I find your videos very instructive and entertaining as well. A very good Teacher endeed.

[@prawdaimniemania]

Great video! I've learned already about intrusive and linking r, but it wasn't boring for me! I just love the way you explain english grammar! plus it's always a plesure to hear such a sweet british accent!

[@barbarawitkowska4576]

Dear Elliott . May the peace and blessing of Christmas be yours and the coming year be filled with happiness.

[@Nechokolate]

I thought I was getting crazy! I'm not a native English speaker but I've been noticing this intrusive R more and more, it feels great to put a name to it ! Thank you for this video!

[@LearnEnglishWithShimul]

I like your method and always watch your channel. Thank you sir.

[@johanneswohler5476]

I always come to this whenever I feel forgetting how to use this thing coz I'm not really confident when it comes to speaking. Thank you so much ETJ English.

[@radiator1979]

The differences are so much clear now, greetings from Poland

[@stevenadelia8702]

Every day I watch your videos.. I enjoy with your lessons

[@lucyy025]

You're truly my favourite teacher. Thank you 🤍

[@salex4501]

I have been waiting for your video for months. Finally

[@basiddig]

I like this video. Thank you very much.

[@davidbio1]

I didn't know about this intrusive r, but it makes sense when we speak in a frase. Thank you for the video, very useful.

[@jhemeleon]

Great video 👍 Your explanation on how to pronounce better is very useful. Thank you very much

[@Dan3043]

This was really good. It was particularly informative. I've always wondered why most English people I know say Draw'r'ing or add an r sound at the end of the word idea. Thanks for posting this video. Cheers! :)

[@AlessandroDus]

Elliot your accent is fantastic! Thx for your useful lessons Greetings from Italy

[@isabelacouto]

Tnank you ETJ.... Im from BRAZIL and your KZbin channel help me too much.

[@houssamahmed8173]

/r/ at the end is not pronounced but when is not present it is included, amazing language..RESPECT TEACHER

[@sirpatrickspence6171]

Quite impressive! This is the first time I'v ever heard of The Intrusive /r/. Love it!

[@nikiliuchinese]

Thank you for doing these videos, I think it's rather useful for us, some English learners to understand and improve our spoken English. Thanks a lot.🇨🇳Last but not least,best wishes to you.❤

[@ashitaneema990]

I love your *voice* . I love your *lessons* .. To be precise: I love you 😊😁❤️

[@EdvardOmdahl-n4g]

Happy holidays to you Elliot. Hope you have a good Christmas and hope you have a good New Year’s Eve. Enjoying your holidays in your New Year’s eve.

[@charlene5861]

Thank you very much very clear explaination !

[@nuviar3231]

Thanks !! I didnt know anything about such intrusive r

[@veronicamauceri5553]

I'm italian studing english at university with a phonetic exam (ipa reading) in two days and this was sooooo helful

[@martyna7827]

Very helpful revision before descriptive grammar exam. Thank you, teacher!

[@altermati1]

I was part of the pronunciation police, but then I saw the light, I truly saw(r) it.

[@EdvardOmdahl-n4g]

❤ I love You Elliott you are my favourite British guy you are one of my favourite British people. I love you all UK people

[@ahothairgh276]

I love your teaching sir. Love from Ghana

[@JosueGarcia-dz6xl]

Cheers.. I want to thank you cause your videos are quite helpful. I hope you continue doing videos like that. You're the best

[@efect0doppler]

I was having sooo many trouble to get this, thanks for the explanation it was very clear!

[@maftunaisomiddinova4005]

Thanks so much.from Uzbekistan 🙏

[@andreaduarte433]

You are the best teacher ever! thanks for your videos. Greetings from Argentina

[@EnglishHindi3394]

You are really great teacher

[@ethervagabond]

I've been wondering why Brits and Aussies drop that r into certain words for 25 years. Now I finally understand it.

[@thienvan4543]

I hope you can do some other videos about more intrusive sounds like /w/ and /j/ in the future

[@annat5503]

You are explain everything so clearly, thanks for video , please do not lost, it's a long time to show your vid,

[@sethboonton]

You are a great teacher. Thank you so much.

[@Nirek-w5w]

Thank you! You gave me the key with "saw" , too.

[@s.sashfaq2790]

So much helpful... Loved it. I always watch something new in your videos that's why it's so unique❤️

[@klausregner7150]

I love those videos so much!

[@ianpan0102]

What a quality lesson!

[@vitrasimajuntak5158]

Glad to searching your name on KZbin,and want learning British accent..I love your speaking

[@ilonapawliszyn9246]

Thank you Elliot 😊😊 I love your lessons!

[@maddoxx18]

"I'm going to a meteor event" XD

[@rahimosahbi]

Hhh funny

[@reginalancaster2245]

Thanks a lot ... learning a lot from you

[@educatedhadhramis]

I like u my friend .. u r the best example of the best British teacher

[@PeterPanQuails]

I wish many of the computer text-to-speech engines know about the connected speech so that they sound more natural and less robotic. They should be sent to your lesson.

[@ПавелОдиноков-ъ2у]

And you are wrong. There is NO intrusive R in Traditional English. And linking R is rare too. Intrusive R is trash and makes many people laugh. It is shameful for politicans to speak like this.

[@moutace]

You 're better and better. Good job!

[@ext1013]

I'm always fascinated how British read a poem. Do you have a video about this? Thanks. Just bump into your channel. You really look like that guy. Now, i want to see your brother.

[@olesyastahovskaya4616]

Elliott, thank you for you lessons😍

[@andreamarcellini230]

Great lesson! Just one thing, what about a P when it appears at the end of a word and the next word begins with a consonant or a Y. For example: "I wake up late in the morning". "So you get up, you crawl to the window. Now you're about to roll up your blinds" (that's a song, so I know it may be kind of... different). Thank you ☺

[@marloncoutinho3425]

I'm so glad you're baaack 💙

[@cynthiaazurin615]

I reallly enjoy your videos; very informative!

[@aguslegui6511]

Today I have my phonetics exam. I'm really nervous. Thank you, I'm from Argentina

[@seeyou9164]

Fllower from Egypt. Tank you for your great efforts

[@yellowstudioteam9196]

Wonderful lesson, thanks!

[@eliomauriciocaceres5356]

thank you very much for this lesson , this is what I need for my phonetic 2 exam

[@reviewreview4518]

Hi Eliott...your classes are awesome🌏

[@dawitbekele2988]

that intrusive r is tricky.. I've learn't it today..thanks

[@daphned2464]

Many thanks for this great lesson!

[@Spokenenglish12]

Awesome lesson

[@andreagiraldomdphd.8376]

It has been a splendid and opulent lesson. My God is steadily difficult the concept of the "intrusive R". Is that correct : Pamela Randerson, banana Ris yellow, I visited America Rand Vietnam. Oh Lord !! I do adore your teaching. Love you Prof. Andrea from Venice, Italy.

[@PhilippRowe]

very good and helpful

[@assyriaaaaa]

Thanks for the lessen sir! Cheers!

[@maido2758]

Hello Teacher, from Paris! Thank you so much for helping us with all your heart, the way you teach is so well. Wishing you all the best for this Christmas and a wonderful happy New Year!

[@afrasyyabyakumaaabaysarfa8365]

Thank you sir

[@paolarodriguez5270]

Thanks for this video Elliot!!!!😄😄😄 your videos are very useful for me😉

[@shahafask.a6479]

paola rodriguez yeah! Its useful for me too! :)

[@johnlabus7359]

I really like listening to the British, but the intrustive r to my ears is like listening to fingernails on a chalkboard. The intrusive r isn't very common in the USA, save for some specific locations. In the case of the linking r sound, it sounds more like American English when used because most of use would pronounce those r's in all cases.

[@kkfoto]

The intrusive "r" sounds really strange, and the "lazy" explanation doesn't make such sense. But that's the way it is :)

[@koldsouth]

The only time you are wasting our time is when you are not talking!!!:)

[@spears935]

Shawn Thomas ;)

[@oluwatominsinsarah3956]

you are such a great teacher

[@chinguyen4108]

I am grateful to Teacher😍❤❤❤

[@tasifultakbir9440]

:)

[@yezidu2521]

Hola! Thanks for this lesson. I loooove the way you teach. 😊 Merry Christmas, Eliot 🤗💙 & Happy New Year!

[@ETJEnglish]

Thanks for watching, I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Happy Christmas and New Year!

[@JMaxfield09]

Boston's non-rhotic accent also has both linking and intrusive r's. Pah-k the cah-rrr in Hah-vid Yah-d / I don't eat raw-r eggs.

[@turalqehremanov8653]

It was very good for me because i didn't know about intrusitive r

[@geoschillzone]

I like how you pronounce R ( a: ) like aRR (the American way) so that Americans can comprehend what you are saying. :D By the way, could you please make more videos on intonation and other aspects of mastering an accent that you haven't discussed? Such as aspiration or enunciation and so on

[@Sam-xt6vz]

thank you so much, it was very useful

[@robertfiala1540]

Thanks, a great video, very useful. I guess I am not gonna speak like that but I will definitely understand natives better :)

[@tuaibkhan6280]

thanks for the brilliant video

[@nardosabraha722]

I love your lessons 💙