| Both in fact were non-rhotic, while the majority of Americans speak with rhotic accents. |
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| The following discussion presupposes a non-rhotic dialect of English, that is, a dialect in which r can only occur in syllable-onset position. |
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| Linking r, common in many non-rhotic dialects of English, occurs in New England. |
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| In the seventeenth century, most of England was rhotic, but non-rhotic speech was common in the southeast, near London. |
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| Geordie is non-rhotic and the only urban accent of England in which initial h is not dropped. |
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| Non-rhotic pronunciation differs widely in its prestige, depending on where it occurs. |
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