The letters er occur in many English words. In Scottish English, the stressed vowel is not r-coloured but two segments. In contrast to other varieties that have a central vowel, the Scottish vowel is a front vowel such as in the word bear.
The following words are pronounced with a front vowel and alveolar approximant in Scottish English:
certain
early
emergency
learner
permanent
person
search
service
university
verb
In Scottish English, the words in the list are pronounced with a front vowel. This is different from other dialects of English such as American English and RP, which pronounce the words with a central vowel. Another distinction is that Scottish English does not use r-coloured vowels but rather a combination of a vowel and rhotic consonant.
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