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I have a very severe underbite which makes it tough for me to pronounce Rs correctly (really fun when your name is Ryan—I literally can't pronounce my own name
by saryant 13y ago
I have a very severe underbite which makes it tough for me to pronounce Rs correctly (really fun when your name is Ryan—I literally can't pronounce my own name correctly without concentrating).
I've found the only thing I can do is slow my speech down a lot. I have a tendency to talk way too fast and I end up tripping over my words—it feels like I'm falling forwards. I panic and then try to talk even faster just to get to the end of my thought.
When I slow down and speak very deliberately, I've found I can do quite well and even enjoy public speaking. I just have to avoid that mid-sentence anxiety attack.
- namenotrequired 13y agoMy full name is only 9 letters long, yet I can pronounce neither my first nor my last name correctly. They both contain an "r" and despite being 100% native, I have never been able to pronounce the letter like it's normally pronounced in my language. This is an aside, but just to let you know you're not alone. :)