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Some east coast areas, like where Sanders is from, inherited non-rhoticity from England. The โrโ is pronounced in most US accents.
Hey cool thanks for this! Love learning about language and have never even heard this term before , or I guess as Bernie would say โI have Nevah even head of this tem befoeโ lol
If you loved this then you will likely enjoy British linguist YouTuber @DrGeoffLindsey.
I'll also toss A Way with Words on the pile too. It's a long running NPR-adjacent radio show/podcast about linquistics.
My favorite was a dive they did on the descriptor "like a dead preacher" to refer to an annoying awkward thing to move.