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Re: USAGE: VOT and the status of /r/

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Sunday, January 30, 2005, 14:59
AJ> Yes, but you're a vanilla ricer.

TM> Sorry, that went over my head (and I'm still missing it).

My guess is that it refers to the epenthetic-r insertion.  When you say
"vanilla ice cream", it comes out as "vanilla rice cream".

-Marcos