Do English speakers ever use fully trilled "r" sounds?
Whenever I listen to native Britains or Americans talking, they always use the soft, vowelic r-sounds, the ones that don't require rapid tongue movements; it kinda sounds like a very soft "ur", but the trilled sound makes the tongue vibrate very quickly.
Do you actually use that sound?
No, not really ever. unless I'm in French class
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Now try pronouncing that thing with "purring" r-sounds, not with the typical English pronounciation.Originally Posted by Sergeant Hartman
It sounds like a French r, but it's produced only with the tip of the tongue.
I don't really use that noise at all.
That's the way I always say it likeNow try pronouncing that thing with "purring" r-sounds.
rrrroll the arrrr!
Yeah, the tongue is supposed to vibrate.That's the way I always say it likeNow try pronouncing that thing with "purring" r-sounds.
rrrroll the arrrr!
The closest an American voice has come to this would be Maechen from FF10, when he says "Lady Yuna's guardians, I presume" - he almost pronounces "presume" with a trilled r.
The English can't roll their r's usually. That's why they don't use that!
I don't roll my r's, really, but I can when it's needed. I also seem to put on a heavy Scottish accent when I do. xD
When speaking French, yeah! And even then it's not a rolled R. It's more of a snarl from the bottom of my throat.No, not really ever. unless I'm in French class
You guys haven't heard me trying to pronounce Polish it's hilariously funny, my girlfriend merely smiles at me and tells me I'm hopeless. Polish has a lot of rolling sounds but I can sit here purring and do that fine.
I always roll my r's.
Im quite famous for it actually.
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I can't roll my r's...I can never get a perfect 100 when reciting the alphabet in Spanish because I can't get that RR XD
I can roll my r's, but I only tend to do it when making some grand statement.
I am not english but I don't roll my r's unless it is needed. I love the sound of unrolled r's it makes me feel very english-like. xD
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Only in Spanish class.
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