Re: rhotics
| From: | Danny Wier <dawier@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, December 3, 2000, 10:27 |
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On Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 10:48:08PM -0500, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> *sigh* I can't whistle nor trill an /r/ :-(
> The bilabial trill is about the only trill I can do.
Don't feel bad. It took me A LOT of practice to get my tongue to vibrate
against my alveolar (it really trills somewhere in the palatal region for
me). I really had to learn to say [r:] in order to speak Spanish and not
sound like a gringo. I probably sound more Scottish now though.
The French/German [R] was a lot easier for me.
DaW.