Timeline for Pronunciation of "err"
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| Sep 29, 2016 at 3:34 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 29, 2016 at 3:20 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 29, 2016 at 3:15 | comment | added | herisson | @Mitch: Oh, added. It's described lower down on the same Wikipedia page. It's the same reason we use /ɜr/ in "prefer," "infer," "deter." I don't know why "err" retained a double-r spelling while these verbs didn't – maybe the so-called "three letter rule" is responsible. | |
| Sep 29, 2016 at 3:11 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 29, 2016 at 3:09 | comment | added | Mitch | Interesting. I still find it hard to believe that the earlier pronunciation was /ər/, because the supposed etymology starts from Latin errare then Norman French errer, both of which are much much closer to /ɛr/.What is this 'historical sound change' of short e before r? Link? | |
| Sep 29, 2016 at 3:05 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 29, 2016 at 2:56 | history | answered | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |