Holla. I can't pronounce the letter 'r' correctly and it is embarrassing. What can I do that will make me pronounce it well? I'm tired of pronouncing rice as wice.

I know this is in the wrong section, I don't know where to post it and I want a lot of ideas on the topic. Thanks.

Take that load, go light, turn reft and purchase a lecorder.
Shout RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR into it eveliday.
Thats it

So u're among doz that say 'Womance' instead of 'Romance'?

ZACHIE: Take that load, go light, turn reft and purchase a lecorder.
Shout RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR into it eveliday.
Thats it

Blother, u are wicked. Pls wespect ursef!

Damn, see yabbings o. It's not fair sha.

Yeske: Holla. I can't pronounce the letter 'r' correctly and it is embarrassing. What can I do that will make me pronounce it well? I'm tired of pronouncing rice as wice.

I know this is in the wrong section, I don't know where to post it and I want a lot of ideas on the topic. Thanks.

....lick trebor!

Don't mind all those yeye posts

It will fade away as time goes by

If ur dad mum n bf dnt complaint, then its a no issue

Yeske: Holla. I can't pronounce the letter 'r' correctly and it is embarrassing. What can I do that will make me pronounce it well? I'm tired of pronouncing rice as wice.

I know this is in the wrong section, I don't know where to post it and I want a lot of ideas on the topic. Thanks.

E yah, sowie.

Aawww op you have rhotacism. Googoo dee meaneen.. Lol @ saying wice hahah .. Don't let it weigh you down.

madame_bebe: Aawww op you have rhotacism. Googoo dee meaneen.. Lol @ saying wice hahah .. Don't let it weigh you down.

No it's lambdacism

Yeske: Holla. I can't pronounce the letter 'r' correctly and it is embarrassing. What can I do that will make me pronounce it well? I'm tired of pronouncing rice as wice.

I know this is in the wrong section, I don't know where to post it and I want a lot of ideas on the topic. Thanks.

Guy thats lambdacism. I'm not trying to sound optimistic here but its no big deal. It happens to some people like Anambrarians. Just like some yorubas can't pronounce the letter H. And the hausas with many pronunciation defects too.
You can google the term lambdacism for further info.

Sorry about that. Try taking it slow and stress the word you want to pronounce. As for me I mix up my x for sk, like tax and task . I just wait and then breathe in before saying d word. It has helped me.
Goodluck

Thanks everyone. You have been really helpful. I learnt new words today. I actually suffer from rhotacism (Inability to pronounce the letter R) and not lambdacism (Pronunciation of other sounds, typically r, as l).

I saw an article that will be helpful too, here:

www.speech-language-pathology-audiology.advanceweb.com/Editorial/Content/Editorial.aspx?CC=47240

nytwolf: Sorry about that. Try taking it slow and stress the word you want to pronounce. As for me I mix up my x for sk, like tax and task . I just wait and then breathe in before saying d word. It has helped me.
Goodluck

Do I know you? I have a friend that mixes up x for sk too.

Carefully pronounce the word "air" until you get it.

Or you can pronounce it like "aye-urh" with the last sound comming from the back of your throat to get the hard-r that is used in languages like French or Arabic

U dont av 2 stress urself,at least dey can understand u.sowie

You need to see a speech therapist

Yeske: Thanks everyone. You have been really helpful. I learnt new words today. I actually suffer from rhotacism (Inability to pronounce the letter R) and not lambdacism (Pronunciation of other sounds, typically r, as l).

I saw an article that will be helpful too, here:

www.speech-language-pathology-audiology.advanceweb.com/Editorial/Content/Editorial.aspx?CC=47240



Do I know you? I have a friend that mixes up x for sk too.

I don't know. What's ur friend's name

can this thing be corrected. Abeg just enjoy your life

In medicine, rhotacism is the inability or difficulty in pronouncing the sound r. In English, the most common occurrence of this type is a pronunciation perceived as closer to [w]. The Looney Tunes character Elmer Fudd is notorious for his exaggerated rhotacistic speech, as in, "Be vewwy quiet: I'm hunting wabbits." The cartoon character Homestar Runner talks in much the same way. Another example is the depiction of Pontius Pilate in Monty Python's Life of Brian. In the Only Fools and Horses episode Stage Fright, a singer's rhotacism is a central plot device.


first of all, dont give up. you sound highly motivated to really work at this difficult sound. also, dont be hard on yourself in not being able to master the /r/ sound while young. it is the most challenging sound to successfully correct, and there is a rather large percentage of people who are never able to fully correct their production of /r/.

the main thing holding you back is being able to successfully navigate the parts of your mouth for placement of a correct /r/. i would recommend standing in front of the bathroom mirror everyday and doing tongue exercises that focus on raising the sides of your mid to back tongue and touching them to the inner sides of your upper teeth. practice moving your tongue sides back and forth against the sides of your upper teeth. this is where your tongue needs to be when producing the /r/. as for the mid part and front of your tongue, you need to practice making a "cup like" motion with it. these are the two basic placements for the /r/. U shld also do some practicing in retracting your tongue (starting with it on your front top teeth and scraping it back along the top of your mouth. a fun challenge to do to strengthen your tongue retraction is drink pudding (like a snack cup) from a regular straw cut in half. this is difficult to do, but strengthens those retracting tongue muscles and actually mimics the placement your tongue needs in producing the /r/.

a good resource all about this is the book "successful R therapy" by pam marshalla. you can buy this book from the website "superduperinc.com" it goes step by step what to try and do, and describes the tongue position in detail. once you acheive that tongue position, its just a matter of practicing words, phrases, and sentences with that good /r/.

Goodluck and don't let ppl discourage u.

@pleep, thank you. I'm doing that sharp sharp.

@nytwolf, he's a mechanical engineer and finished from FUTA.

@Bigdigpussylova (what a name!), your post is really helpful. I will do everything in it. Thank you so much. 1000+ likes.

Saecula:
Guy thats lambdacism. I'm not trying to sound optimistic here but its no big deal. It happens to some people like Anambrarians. Just like some yorubas can't pronounce the letter H. And the hausas with many pronunciation defects too.
You can google the term lambdacism for further info.

who said yorubas can't pronounce 'H'? The 'H' is mostly silent.
Yet we av 'ahon' which is tongue or 'nkan han' which is things are expensive!
In both cases, d 'h' is even audible.
Stop d heresy. ok?

SLIDE waxie: who said yorubas can't pronounce 'H'? The 'H' is mostly silent.
Yet we av 'ahon' which is tongue or 'nkan han' which is things are expensive!
In both cases, d 'h' is even audible.
Stop d heresy. ok?

Is H silent in 'house' and 'help' which most of them pronounce as ''ouse' and 'elp' ?
Its no big deal abegi.

I battled seriously with these especially during my secondary school and university days and my friends , classmates and roommates made me,an object of jest. I have to learn where to place my tongue inside my mouth depending on if i want to pronounce rice or lice. These days people rarely notice it. So i guess it can be worked upon.

Serendipity:
Is H silent in 'house' and 'help' which most of them pronounce as ''ouse' and 'elp' ?
Its no big deal abegi.

am allegic to bullshit!!

SLIDE waxie: am allegic to bullshit!!

Lol, what happened to your old ID?