![]() But the /r/ here occurs before another alveolar consonant, so the difference is hardly as prominent as it would be for Milne’s classic Eeyore pun (made all the more amusing by the vowel lengthening in non-rhotic British “ -ore”: eee-aaawww). Americans generally pronounce the /r/ in “ Cou rtney” where Australians don’t. I think Jenek’s right, it would take a second or two for most Americans to detect the pun, but not quite for the reason it might seem. “Except,” Jenek says (and I’m paraphrasing), “maybe Boston or somewhere.” In an early episode, Act/Jenek laments that Americans don’t get the pun in his stage name, which sounds similar to “ caught in the act” to Australians (i.e. ![]() ![]() This season of RuPaul’s Drag Race featured Courtney Act (aka Shane Jenek), a renowned drag performer from Brisbane, Australia. ![]()
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