s ' ▁and ▁the ▁' v ' ▁in ▁Dor set ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁distinguish ▁words ▁which , ▁in ▁standard ▁English , ▁sound ▁the ▁same : ▁Sea ▁and ▁see , ▁son ▁and ▁sun , ▁f oul ▁and ▁f ow l ▁become ▁sea ▁and ▁ze e , ▁son ▁and ▁z un , ▁and ▁f oul ▁and ▁v ow l ▁for ▁example . ▁ ▁The ▁liquid ▁con son ants , ▁also ▁called ▁half - v ow els , ▁' l ', ▁' m ', ▁' n ' ▁and ▁' r ' ▁are ▁treated ▁differently ▁in ▁the ▁Dor set ▁dialect . ▁When ▁' r ' ▁and ▁' l ' ▁come ▁together , ▁a ▁' d ' ▁or ▁' e ' ▁sound ▁is ▁put ▁between ▁them , ▁so ▁curl ▁and ▁tw irl ▁become ▁c ure l ▁and ▁tw ire l ▁or ▁as ▁often , ▁cur dl ▁and ▁tw ird l . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁acc ent ▁has ▁some ▁Rh otic ity , ▁meaning ▁the ▁letter ▁' r ' ▁in ▁words ▁is ▁pron ounced , ▁so ▁for ▁example , ▁" hard " ▁is ▁pron ounced ▁" h ah rd " ▁and ▁not ▁" h ah d "; ▁the ▁' r ' ▁is ▁omitted ▁when ▁it ▁comes ▁before ▁some ▁open ▁and ▁closed ▁pal ate ▁letters . ▁Therefore ▁words ▁like ▁burst , ▁first , ▁force ▁and ▁verse , ▁are ▁pron ounced ▁bu ' st , ▁vu ' st , ▁f wo ' ss ▁and ▁ve ' ss . ▁Other ▁con son ants ▁are ▁left ▁out ▁when ▁they ▁immediately ▁preced e ▁a