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Apparently there were once articles linking to Br'er Rabbit; perhaps the links were changed to Brer Rabbit to link to this talk's article. But IMO the apostrophe is needed (the origin is "Brother". I would create such a link, since that is the spelling i would try first (if i didn't find it by searching Uncle Remus first), except that that would impede moving Brer Rabbit to Br'er Rabbit (using "Move this page", of course, rather than cut-and-paste), which i would also advocate. Input would be welcome. --Jerzy 05:23, 2004 Jan 16 (UTC)

I agree, and have gone ahead and made the page move. This is the correct spelling to the best of my knowledge; unfortunately I don't have a copy of the book at hand to double-check. If there are issues please contact me on my talk page. - Hephaestos 05:30, 16 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Although an acceptable usage, NONE of the texts (nor even the titles) use an apostrophe in Brer Rabbit's name. Proof: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Brer+Rabbit&rlz=1C1CHBD_en-GBGB755GB755&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjL7L3m1azVAhWJLMAKHUaAAYMQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=676#tbm=isch&q=Brer+Rabbit+book - Please revert to the correct title: "Brer Rabbit" - apostrophising "Brer" in this manner is nothing but pretentious pseudo-intellectualism...

EDIT: User: Hephaestos is now retired - can somebody else (with adequate privs) please correct this? Thanks zarathustra (talk) 19:25, 28 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

BRER equals BROTHER

Br'er = Brother

The article should mention this clearly in the lede.

Word Origin and History for br'er

in Brer Rabbit, etc., 1881, Joel Chandler Harris' representation of U.S. Southern black pronunciation of brother.

US dialect - Used as an informal title before a man’s name:

‘Brer Jean’

‘Brer Rabbit’

There seems to be an historic connection between these published stories and the written word in English, BRER. The article should mention this. If Joel Chandler Harris first popularized this written spelling, the article should say so.-71.174.180.38 (talk) 18:40, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Uncle Remus introduction

This article mentions Uncle Remus frequently without introduction. Who is Uncle Remus? Where did he originate? When did he first get connected to the Br'er Rabbit stories? Please don't reply here, but instead edit the article with this information. Daask (talk) 03:06, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

cant/creole/pidgin/accent/dialect that B'rer Rabbit is told in

What is the cant/creole/accent/dialect that B'rer Rabbit is told in? Does/did it actually exist, or is it fabricated? Again, is it a language that people identify (/have identified) with? Is it stereotyped? Can one recognise the specific region (eg "Georgia Tobacco", "Alabama Cotton", etc) that determines it, or is it a generalisation of many different (but related/similar) dialects?

(20040302 (talk) 12:32, 10 July 2022 (UTC))[reply]

Pronunciation - lacks context/explanation

The pronunciation given at the top of the article, /'brɛər/, represents the popular American pronunciation. The spelling br'er was originally intended to represent a British English interpretation of the African-American dialect, using the combination er to represent the sound "uh" - as in "bruh". The correct pronunciation is /brə/ in IPA.

Should this be added to the article? 2607:FEA8:3DE2:2C00:4C0D:7034:A57B:1D0F (talk) 17:40, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]