Do English speakers ever use fully trilled "r" sounds?

Most don't say it in English, but opera singers are encouraged to use it to increase diction.

Persephone Hermione x

A former classmate of mine often rolls his r. He sounds Russian.

Rrrrrrr... :D

P.S. He's not even American in nature

In New Zealand, you're taught to roll your r's at school when you learn how to speak Maori words.

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Originally Posted by Shauna

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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.

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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. :D

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Yes, but we don't usually do it. I'm still trying to think of words that might require it.

I don't usually do it either. I have never found a situation where rolling my r is ever necessary.

But, with speaking Spanish, the rolling r sound is used a lot.

I was never able to roll my Rs in Spanish. It was kinda depressing. But I also hated that class so...

I can kinda fake it!

It comes easy to me because I'm half-Scottish, (therefore my dad does) but I never do it because I'm other half English! :p

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Originally Posted by Shauna

The English can't roll their r's usually. That's why they don't use that!

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i can roll my Rs quite well thank you, and do so frequently

scousers (ie natives of liverpool) have their own unique english accent and they (or we) roll their (our) Rs

arright???

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Originally Posted by Shauna

The English can't roll their r's usually. That's why they don't use that!

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i can roll my Rs quite well thank you, and do so frequently

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Hence why I said usually. ;)

I cannot roll my "r" very well, though, with a language where such a thing is not needed, I see little point in becoming woeful over my inability to perform a rolled "r" sound.

And then I think about how I wish I could learn other languages, such as French and Italian, and my inability to roll "r" is suddenly very much an issue.


Dammit...

My tongue is incapable of such nonsense.