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Cindy - myself, Gilly and a few others have discovered we can't say 'RURAL'.

The closest I can get is something like 'errr-al' or 'rahr-al'. Gilly said something about sounding like a 'deranged tiger' when she tries to say it.

HOW DO YOU SAY THAT WORD??? OL

OMG... LMFAO !!!!!!



If you guys only knew how Speech Therapists DESPISE the "r" sound....


there are 3 sounds that use that "letter" ....


R as in Rat
R as in Car
R as in Bird....

Start with the one that sounds like the one in Rat.... then make the "er" sound ... like you'd say in the word moth-er .... than ad ... 'u L" at the end .... like the sound at the end of hull.

Its a wicked word.... you guys... Have Fun!!

Did I tell you I charge $200.00 hr. .... for private sessions .... !!

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Ru (as in the phrase many college guys do "Ah-RUUUU!"
Ral (as in Rhal)

SIMPLE.

What I can't say is worcheshester sauce! !

uh... ooops

But by gosh... I think I've got it now!!! 'rer'al

OMG LMFAO

Ok, so I'm sitting here 'practicing' it out loud... and hubby turns me and says 'you kind of sound like a tiger too', or maybe a car trying to start....' OLOL

ohhhh lordy.... well maybe I don't have it after all but I'll keep working on it dangit!! (in private maybe )

Matt!!! that comes out 'Roooo-ral' (i don't think that's quite right) hehehe

and it's 'wer-SES-ter-sher' sauce

Well, I say WURZ-tah-shire or WURZ-tah-sheer

Unless I know that I am trying to annoy someone then it is
"Wurz-tah-ches-ter-shire"

No problem with Rer-rahl

But is it Sked-u-ahl or what? That's for ya Brits!

For a (posh) brit it would be 'SHED-yu-wool'... i think...

That's one of my 'lazy' words, and I say 'SKED-jul' or sometimes 'SKED-yu-wool' depending on my mood.

I think I'm getting the 'rural' thing though... (Gilly) the trick is to kind of 'lift' between the first* two r's (like you're going to use an 'a' sound, but you don't) instead of letting the first two r's collapse into each other which is what I usually do.

*note... i said 'first two r's' because it actually comes out as 3 r's when you say it. (RER-ral - see?? 3 r's... no wonder we're having trouble!!!)

Yep, sort of lift on the second r almost like a second syllable but don't. Comes out like 3 r's with the middle 2 run together.

Funny working where I do in the summer. We get people from all over the world that come and work. Lots of eastern Europeans (Poland, Chech Republic, Russia, Bulgaria, etc) work with people that come from all over the US.

Then mix in the tourist that come from all over the world - especially from Austrailia, Japan, and Western Europe and things get REAL insteresting.

We have a liquor distributor that sold some Austrailian wine to my fiance (she used to manage a store inside the park) from Austrailia that had a beautiful bottle. The thought is to sometimes offer something from 'back home' so they don't feel so homesick. Funny thing is none of it was selling and the Austrailians were laughing and taking pictures of it! Turns out that the pretty bottle was about the quality of Mad Dog 20/20 or Thunderbird! Funny to say the least! At least the Austrailians got a good laugh about it!

I'll never forget the time my grandmother tried to say "Banff" (a small town here in the Alberta Rockies)

she kept sayin "Banniff"! !! no matter HOW hard she tried.... if wouldn't come out right!

'course most ppl say "BaMff and that ain't right either...

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Well.. its good to see you all practicing your speech sounds !! MAO

Seby.. sounds like you're doing fine over there!! When you feel it you have it mastered... try it in the phrase .. I Reside in a Remote Rural Area.....Then you'll know for sure... !!

Phill... Sked ju al ---> the Brits tend to make /sk/ into /sh/
---->shed ju al

Okay everyone .. Can we all say ... A lu min um (One of the first words picked for vocalists... trying to improve diction!! )

I'll skip the fees .. since you folks are my friends...

P.S. ~~~ Matt..... Try A-1 ----> its alot easier to say.

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You all frighten me.


I need to hide.





Oh, I just thought that they hated ME:)



And, it doesn't matter HOW you say it... it is that I simply can't. Lol, i think my speech therapist gave up... and now? I simply go through life avoiding just a few words:) (well, better that than me be elmer fudd:)


Argh.

Anyways, I talk so quickly, no one but those who know me REALLY well have any idea what I am saying..


ANd, I reside in a remote rual area?

It comes out as .. "where is dat wascally wabbit".... when I say it:)





Tongue twister i can say insanely fast.

Betty bought a bit of butter, but the bit of butter Betty bought was bitter. So Betty bought a bit of better butter, to make the bit of bitter butter better.

(Justy can't say any of these) A proper copper coffee pot.
Unique New York.
Which witch wished which wicked wish?
Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?
The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick.


Lol, ok, but none of those involve the word Rural.. but, i bet I can say ANY of those better than all of ya!

Ahhh... The ever so fun Tongue Twisters, aye? I bet you can say those better than most (I for one, Hate 'em... always mess 'em up!) .....

I Reside in A Remote Rural Area ... isn't a tongue twister, its just a practice phrase that uses all of the different ways to make the /r/ sound.

I do caution you tho .... to be careful of practicing in public ::

One smart fellow, he felt smart!!

This one --- if said in rapid succession 5 times.... usually causes quite a bit of embarrassment


----> your turn --- my turn --- your turn --- my turn

----> what did you just say?



Have fun folks !!

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I... reside in a remote RER-ral area.. with Rory the Red Robin...



Ahhh-LYUH-min-um tee-hee



Whew!! I was just wondering how to get hold of the credit card..

P.S. ~~~ Matt..... Try A-1 ----> its alot easier to say. [/quote] ROTFL Good one!!! ol

In between bites of filette mignone (you'd think with a french name I could prounce french words) for the debating the steak sauce conundrum I submit http://www.bartleby.com/185/pages/page356.html
so you can be socially and gramatikelly correkt. Also note spelling.

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Hmmm only one I have a little trouble with is the 'swiss wristwatches' one. Of course, I probably can't say them REALLY fast or anything.

Rory's rural raft ride really rode rough... *crosses eyes*

I was at a sidewalk table in Beruit Lebenon and this sailor said kerrall instead of corrall Most around here say it that way He was from Loveland a few miles down the road.. One word and I knew where he was from...

Also how many out there still have an mail addreess Rural Rte 1

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my parents still have a RR 1 Address:)


And, "i reside in a remote rural area" IS a tongue twister for me.. AND a brain twister:) Lol, I remember having to say that when I was younger... and here I am, 22, and I still can't say it:)... well, unless I grrrrrroooowwwlll... errrrrrrrrrr....


ok, I am a spaz.... I give up:) My kid is staring at me like I am an alien that just ate her mommy....

My physical address until a few months ago was a mile marker on a highway.

238.2 Parks Highway

We actually have a lot of that still here in Alaska. Not many rural routes but mile markers as addresses.

My parents had a RR address up until about 15 years ago when the post office came out and renumbered everything and put street numbers in. I still remember the RR address they had...

A few years ago I was doin tech suport on the phone.. Asked this young gal her addresss In the sweetest most innocent sexiest southern drawl She said Ruuural Rouuute 1 (some little town) West Virginia .... I was so much in love I totally forgot what I was supposed to be doing........Zipppp Coodeeee Wats that?.......

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awwwwwwwwww....that was me! thank you eva so much........