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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Th/S followed by [American] R
I always have a problem saying words such as “three”, “through”, “throat”, etc correctly; the R always sounds like a trill, which isn't how Americans pronounce it. I also have this problem when it's an S near the R, although it's to a lesser extent.
Any solutions?
Any solutions?
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I'm guessing that you need to get used to keeping your tongue down when you transition into the R. After you've articulated the "th", move your tongue down immediately so it can't get up high enough to form the trilled R sound. Let the R come from your throat; leave your tongue out of it.
- I'm guessing that you need to get used to keeping your tongue down when you transition into the R.
- After you've articulated the "th", move your tongue down immediately so it can't get up high enough to form the trilled R sound.
- Let the R come from your throat; leave your tongue out of it.
- You might try practicing by making two syllables out of words lilke "three" (thur-ee), then gradually changing the "thur" to "thr".
- CJ
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I'm guessing that you need to get used to keeping your tongue down when you transition into the R. After you've articulated the "th", move your tongue down immediately so it can't get up high enough to form the trilled R sound. Let the R come from your throat; leave your tongue out of it.
You might try practicing by making two syllables out of words lilke "three" (thur-ee), then gradua
You might try practicing by making two syllables out of words lilke "three" (thur-ee), then gradua
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