The Germanic languages don't use that kind of R. The Romance languages do, though.
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The Germanic languages don't use that kind of R. The Romance languages do, though.
I use it on girls. If ya know what I mean. :jokey:
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Breine
I can't do it. It makes me angry. :mad2:
No matter how hard I try, I cannot roll my r's. :cry:
Very, very rarely, usually just for comic effect. When I do, it tends to put an awkward pause in my words as I try to return to a standard vowelly "R" sound.
Dr. Robotnik in Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog used to do it a lot; his voice actor was british: "For Grrrrounder's sake, that better have been a wrrrrong number!"
By the way, for those who can't figure out how to do it, you're supposed to bring the sound from your throat, not your tongue or your lips.
I can't roll my R's. If I could, I would all the time. Every time an R came up in a conversation.
I have a northern irish accent, so yes.
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sometimes yes, sometimes no . . . . . *couldnt help it*
I'm staring blankly at this thread. What do you mean? Can somebody give an example using either an English word or a French word?
We're talking about rolling R's. I don't have any English or French examples, but if you watch this video until it gets to the part where he says:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pureghetto
"Reise, Reise Seemann Reise
Und die Wellen weinen leise
In ihrem Blute steckt ein Speer
Bluten leise in das Meer"
I think the end of that verse is a nice example of a trill, don't you?
Rammstein have been accused of being Nazis and imitating Hitler's speech patterns because Till rolls his R's in a similar way, but they say it's just natural to trill like that with a voice like his.
I don't is able to watch videos at work, but if I understand those words correctly we don't usually trill our 'r's'. However, I think Scottish people might do it because of the accent? If that is the case, maybe there's an english accent that does it. Nothing I can come up with.
"Rrrroll up the Rrrim to win" comes to mind, and that reminds me of Scottish accents.
I can't roll my Rs. It's a physical impossibility.
I can't. :(
I think a lot of people in Scotland can roll their r's - well, a lot of people I know can roll their r's. But... it's probably the same as everywhere - some people can and some people can't. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pureghetto
i'm an epic tongue roller when i'm drunk.