Ironically, I have a bone growth in the top of my mouth that renders me unable to say "Roy" correctly. I inherited it from Mom. We just cannot roll that "R". I have three "Rs" in my name, and I think to a French person I sound like I have a lisp or something. To top it off, I married a man whose name starts with "R". So I'm Claiwe Iwene Wah Wuss. No, seriously, I can say it all correctly in English, but in French I lose it. When I visit French Canada (or my multitude of French-speaking relatives) I, like Mom, avoid the R letter like a plague!!!
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