Re: [lojban] r's

[Jim Peters <jim@uazu.net>]

pycyn@aol.com wrote:
> The only postvocalic r's that seem to be problematic in Lojban are the Broad 
> Brits (including those of the upper US), who try to get by with lengthening 
> and various odd congestions in the back of their throats (which they 
> regularly deny happens and sometimes does not), and really thorough uvular 
> French r's.  The first ends up being just the vowel to many ears, the second 
> falls dangerously close to /x/ for people not too used to the real thing (and 
> even some who are).  Trills, flaps and retroflex fricatives work best -- and 
> the last two make for easy syllabics.  

Well, if I fall under the category of "Broad Brit" (!?) maybe this
explains why I couldn't make much sense of lojban `r' from an English
perspective, and Spanish `r' feels so much more comfortable.  Makes
sense.

Jim

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