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@You '''berk'''' is an insult you may hear in the UK. It means 'stupid person', 'maker of errors'. It is not felt to bre very offensive, although in its original form it was. It is [[rhyming slang]]. The 'surface phrase' is '[[Berkshire]] (or [[Berkeley]]) Hunt.
A similar feature of pronunciation, with the spelling '-er-' representing the sound 'AH<sup>r</sup>' can be seen in [[clerk]], the [[proper noun]] [[Hervey]] and the military rank of 'sergeant'.
[[category:pronunciation]][[category:AmE]][[category:slang]][[category:etymology]]

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 'You '''berk'''' is an insult you may hear in the UK. It means 'stupid person', 'maker of errors'. ''''Berk'''', which may also be spelt ''''burk'''', is pronounced with the [[vowel]] sound of 'fern' or 'term', {{IPA|bɜːk}}.
-The insult is not felt to be very offensive, although in its original form it was. It is [[rhyming slang]]. The 'surface phrase' is '[[Berkshire]] (or [[Berkeley]]) Hunt'. In British English the first [[syllable]] of 'Berkshire' and 'Berkeley' is that of 'bark', {{IPA|bɑːk}}. (A similar feature of pronunciation, with the spelling '-er-' representing the sound 'AH<sup>r</sup>' can be seen in [[clerk]], the [[proper noun]] [[Hervey]] and the military rank of 'sergeant'.) In American English, however, 'Berkeley' (the city in California) is pronounced {{IPA|'bɜːk lɪ)).
+The insult is not felt to be very offensive, although in its original form it was. It is [[rhyming slang]]. The 'surface phrase' is '[[Berkshire]] (or [[Berkeley]]) Hunt'. In British English the first [[syllable]] of 'Berkshire' and 'Berkeley' is that of 'bark', {{IPA|bɑːk}}. (A similar feature of pronunciation, with the spelling '-er-' representing the sound 'AH<sup>r</sup>', can be seen in [[clerk]], the [[proper noun]] [[Hervey]] and the military rank of 'sergeant'.) In American English, however, 'Berkeley' (the city in California) is pronounced {{IPA|'bɜːk lɪ}}.
 [[category:pronunciation]][[category:British English]][[category:Colloquialisms]][[category:etymology]]

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 'You '''berk'''' is an insult you may hear in the UK. It means 'stupid person', 'maker of errors'. ''''Berk'''', which may also be spelt ''''burk'''', is pronounced with the [[vowel]] sound of 'fern' or 'term', {{IPA|bɜːk}}.
 The insult is not felt to be very offensive, although in its original form it was. It is [[rhyming slang]]. The 'surface phrase' is '[[Berkshire]] (or [[Berkeley]]) Hunt'. In British English the first [[syllable]] of 'Berkshire' and 'Berkeley' is that of 'bark', {{IPA|bɑːk}}. (A similar feature of pronunciation, with the spelling '-er-' representing the sound 'AH<sup>r</sup>' can be seen in [[clerk]], the [[proper noun]] [[Hervey]] and the military rank of 'sergeant'.) In American English, however, 'Berkeley' (the city in California) is pronounced {{IPA|'bɜːk lɪ)).
 [[category:pronunciation]][[category:British English]][[category:Colloquialisms]][[category:etymology]]

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-'You '''berk'''' is an insult you may hear in the UK. It means 'stupid person', 'maker of errors'. It is not felt to be very offensive, although in its original form it was. It is [[rhyming slang]]. The 'surface phrase' is '[[Berkshire]] (or [[Berkeley]]) Hunt'.
+'You '''berk'''' is an insult you may hear in the UK. It means 'stupid person', 'maker of errors'. ''''Berk'''', which may also be spelt ''''burk'''', is pronounced with the [[vowel]] sound of 'fern' or 'term', {{IPA|bɜːk}}.
-A similar feature of pronunciation, with the spelling '-er-' representing the sound 'AH<sup>r</sup>' can be seen in [[clerk]], the [[proper noun]] [[Hervey]] and the military rank of 'sergeant'.
+The insult is not felt to be very offensive, although in its original form it was. It is [[rhyming slang]]. The 'surface phrase' is '[[Berkshire]] (or [[Berkeley]]) Hunt'. In British English the first [[syllable]] of 'Berkshire' and 'Berkeley' is that of 'bark', {{IPA|bɑːk}}. (A similar feature of pronunciation, with the spelling '-er-' representing the sound 'AH<sup>r</sup>' can be seen in [[clerk]], the [[proper noun]] [[Hervey]] and the military rank of 'sergeant'.) In American English, however, 'Berkeley' (the city in California) is pronounced {{IPA|'bɜːk lɪ)).
 [[category:pronunciation]][[category:British English]][[category:Colloquialisms]][[category:etymology]]

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-'You '''berk'''' is an insult you may hear in the UK. It means 'stupid person', 'maker of errors'. It is not felt to be very offensive, although in its original form it was. It is [[rhyming slang]]. The 'surface phrase' is '[[Berkshire]] (or [[Berkeley]]) Hunt.
+'You '''berk'''' is an insult you may hear in the UK. It means 'stupid person', 'maker of errors'. It is not felt to be very offensive, although in its original form it was. It is [[rhyming slang]]. The 'surface phrase' is '[[Berkshire]] (or [[Berkeley]]) Hunt'.
 A similar feature of pronunciation, with the spelling '-er-' representing the sound 'AH<sup>r</sup>' can be seen in [[clerk]], the [[proper noun]] [[Hervey]] and the military rank of 'sergeant'.
 [[category:pronunciation]][[category:British English]][[category:Colloquialisms]][[category:etymology]]

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 'You '''berk'''' is an insult you may hear in the UK. It means 'stupid person', 'maker of errors'. It is not felt to be very offensive, although in its original form it was. It is [[rhyming slang]]. The 'surface phrase' is '[[Berkshire]] (or [[Berkeley]]) Hunt.
 A similar feature of pronunciation, with the spelling '-er-' representing the sound 'AH<sup>r</sup>' can be seen in [[clerk]], the [[proper noun]] [[Hervey]] and the military rank of 'sergeant'.
-[[category:pronunciation]][[category:British English]][[category:colloquial]][[category:etymology]]
+[[category:pronunciation]][[category:British English]][[category:Colloquialisms]][[category:etymology]]

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 @You '''berk'''' is an insult you may hear in the UK. It means 'stupid person', 'maker of errors'. It is not felt to bre very offensive, although in its original form it was. It is [[rhyming slang]]. The 'surface phrase' is '[[Berkshire]] (or [[Berkeley]]) Hunt.
 A similar feature of pronunciation, with the spelling '-er-' representing the sound 'AH<sup>r</sup>' can be seen in [[clerk]], the [[proper noun]] [[Hervey]] and the military rank of 'sergeant'.
-[[category:pronunciation]][[category:AmE]][[category:slang]][[category:etymology]]
+[[category:pronunciation]][[category:AmE]][[category:colloquial]][[category:etymology]]