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

[persephonehermione]

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

Persephone Hermione x

[Randgris]

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

Rrrrrrr...

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

[Loony BoB]

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

[Peegee]

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 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

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

[Shauna]

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.

[Shoeberto]

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

[rubah]

I can kinda fake it!

[Tallulah]

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!

[I Don't Need A Name]

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

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

[Paul]

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

arright???

[Shauna]

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

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

Hence why I said usually.

[Nominus Experse]

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...

[theundeadhero]

My tongue is incapable of such nonsense.