Roll your "r"s now, baybee!

I was asked on the group http://groups.google.com/group/huliganov by Chandler for help with rolling the "r"s. I give what help I can, and go into a detailed linguistic panorama of this liquid consonant.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• phonetics
• liquid
• consonant
• rolling
• Russian
• huliganov
• linguistic
• meandering

[RedPandaNinja6886]

Hello sir! A question, when I roll my r, a sort of buzzing, whistle-like noise always seems to make itself present. It isn't too noticeable, but it's 'there' enough that it kind of makes me think I'm doing something wrong. Is there something that I can do to prevent this? Or do you think it will it go away with practice?

[usenetposts]

@RedPandaNinja6886 I can't really get what is happening from your description I'd have to listen to it, but are you by any chance making one of the invoiced r sounds I talk about towards the end of the video? If so you just need to voice it. That is do to your r the same thing that you do to an s to make a z.

[bugpants4]

Okay then what if I have something such as a "tied tongue." Also can I just do a uvular trill?

[usenetposts]

@bugpants4 If you have ankyloglossia, then you should definitely go for a laser frenectomy. I am not a great fan of the medical profession, believe me, but in this case it is a no-brainer.

[usenetposts]

@usenetposts @bugpants4 watch?v=iOJXqOAnHvQ Nothing to be afraid of, and almost certainly available under your health service if you come from anywhere remotely civilised and haven't started your career yet.

[bugpants4]

Just A Little Question, Do You Have To Roll Your "r"s For Other Russian To Understand You? Or Can You Just Pronounce It Like In English?

[usenetposts]

@bugpants4 You Would Be Understood But It Would Be Odd, Just Like Writing In English While Starting Every Word With A Capital Letter. You Can Still Understand It But It Looks Funny And Gets In The Way.

[usenetposts]

@KhrisB94TupacTheDon Don't be silly. I have two distinct eyebrows. Shit, man, if you can't see my eyebrows properly, whose can you see?

[usenetposts]

@ThebanPhalanx Fat I am, but at least unlike you I ain't hiding.

[rockyboa345]

You are a legend....funny whilst educational

[bugpants4]

Thanks for the help I very much appreciate it.

[oOOpIIIqOOo]

the "guten tag" story makes perfekt sense, if you consider zdrastvuitje. perhaps her brain connects the sound r to a greeting and therefore she adds it unconsciously. would be interesting to know if she did the same thing in other languages. hello rrrr maybe??