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-Lowvi volled down the voad. | 0:00:00 | 0:00:04 | |
-Lowri rolled down the road. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:08 | |
-Lowvi volled down the voad. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:12 | |
-Lowrri rrolled down the rroad. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:17 | |
-Lowrri rrolled down the rroad. | 0:00:17 | 0:00:19 | |
-Dearr me! | 0:00:20 | 0:00:21 | |
-Lowri rolled down the road. | 0:00:33 | 0:00:36 | |
-Why is that sentence difficult -to say, you might ask. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:40 | |
-There are hundreds of people -in Wales... | 0:00:40 | 0:00:43 | |
-..who simply can't pronounce -the 21st letter of the alphabet... | 0:00:43 | 0:00:47 | |
-..without sounding -like very angry tigers... | 0:00:48 | 0:00:51 | |
-..or as if an old motorbike engine -has been lodged in their throats. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:56 | |
-Some say that it's down to laziness. | 0:00:56 | 0:01:01 | |
-Others say -it's an inherited family trait. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:05 | |
-What's the purpose -of this programme? | 0:01:05 | 0:01:07 | |
-I have no idea! | 0:01:08 | 0:01:10 | |
-Oh, yes, to see if we can reverse -a person's habit of a lifetime... | 0:01:10 | 0:01:15 | |
-..and get them to pronounce -that difficult letter... | 0:01:15 | 0:01:19 | |
-..without massacring it. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:21 | |
-One of the worst places for me -to visit is the superrmarrket. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:28 | |
-Dilwyn Morgan, we're standing -by Thomas Charles's statue... | 0:01:30 | 0:01:35 | |
-..although that's not -what we're here to discuss. | 0:01:35 | 0:01:39 | |
-When did you realize -you had an impediment? | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
-I'm not really sure. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:45 | |
-I have no early recollection of it. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:48 | |
-I'm sure I said R perfectly -when I was at primary school. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:52 | |
-But once I started -secondary school... | 0:01:53 | 0:01:55 | |
-..the other children -started to mock me. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:58 | |
-It took me a while -to acknowledge it. | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
-It's become so much of a problem... | 0:02:01 | 0:02:04 | |
-..that I've had to settle in Bala... | 0:02:04 | 0:02:06 | |
-..rather than somewhere -like Aberdaron! | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
-It's easier to say, -"I'm from Bala." | 0:02:10 | 0:02:12 | |
-Of course it is, yes. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:14 | |
-At secondary school... | 0:02:15 | 0:02:17 | |
-..was it difficult -when children made fun of you? | 0:02:17 | 0:02:20 | |
-Yes. Children can be cruel at times. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:23 | |
-It was only -after leaving secondary school... | 0:02:24 | 0:02:27 | |
-..that I became self-conscious -about it. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:30 | |
-Even today, if I'm writing a script -or trying to learn lines... | 0:02:31 | 0:02:35 | |
-..I'll change certain words -to avoid having to sound lots of Rs. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:39 | |
-We're about to embark -on a challenge... | 0:02:39 | 0:02:43 | |
-..to change Mr Dilwyn Morgan's -pronunciation. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:48 | |
-Is it something you'd welcome? | 0:02:48 | 0:02:51 | |
-It might help -my future job prospects... | 0:02:52 | 0:02:54 | |
-..and allow me to act -in Pobol Y Cwm or radio plays. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:58 | |
-It might even help me when I'm -compering YFC eisteddfodau... | 0:02:58 | 0:03:02 | |
-..and have to announce -that a winner is from Y Rhiw. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:06 | |
-I'll try my best. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:08 | |
-It is here, to Alltwen Hospital, -just outside Tremadog... | 0:03:11 | 0:03:15 | |
-..that Dilwyn Morgan will come... | 0:03:16 | 0:03:19 | |
-..to meet Marian Trythall, -a speech and language therapist. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:23 | |
-Having difficulty -pronouncing the letter R... | 0:03:23 | 0:03:27 | |
-..is a common problem in Wales. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:29 | |
-It's more apparent -in the Welsh language... | 0:03:29 | 0:03:33 | |
-..but happens more often -when English is spoken in Wales. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:39 | |
-The letter R... | 0:03:39 | 0:03:42 | |
-..is pronounced as a rrr... | 0:03:42 | 0:03:45 | |
-..a wuh... | 0:03:45 | 0:03:47 | |
-..a vuh, and sometimes a vrr. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:50 | |
-It's more prevalent among boys. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:54 | |
-We usually see four boys -to every girl. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
-We don't tend to see -as many adults... | 0:03:59 | 0:04:03 | |
-That may be because adults -are more reluctant... | 0:04:03 | 0:04:07 | |
-..to visit a speech therapist. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:10 | |
-It's hard to determine how many -adults say rr, vuh, wuh or thuh. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:16 | |
-Are you nervous, Dilwyn? | 0:04:17 | 0:04:19 | |
-I'm anxious because I've never -thought of doing such a thing. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:24 | |
-I have no idea what's in store. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:26 | |
-To be completely honest... | 0:04:26 | 0:04:28 | |
-..my heart is pounding -at the moment... | 0:04:28 | 0:04:31 | |
-..as if I was about -to go into an exam. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:34 | |
-I'm genuinely anxious. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
-But I'm going in, cap in hand... | 0:04:37 | 0:04:41 | |
-..and we'll see what she has to say. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:44 | |
-Good luck. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:45 | |
-Good luck. - -Thank you. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:47 | |
-We're here today -to work on the R sound. Am I right? | 0:04:48 | 0:04:54 | |
-Yes. I have no idea what I'm in for! | 0:04:54 | 0:04:56 | |
-I must admit, I'm anxious. | 0:04:57 | 0:04:59 | |
-I can tell, but there's no need -to worry about a thing. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:03 | |
-How would you describe the problem -of pronouncing your Rs? | 0:05:05 | 0:05:10 | |
-It's difficult to say the letter -on its own. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:15 | |
-When it occurs in a word, -I can disguise it... | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
-..but having to say... | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | |
-..rr. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:25 | |
-I could say rr. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:29 | |
-No, I can't say it. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:31 | |
-Rr is the natural way -for me to pronounce it. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
-How does it sound to you? | 0:05:35 | 0:05:36 | |
-How does it sound to you? - -Awful. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:38 | |
-Because it's by itself, -I can't disguise it in a sentence. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:43 | |
-I can't lower my voice. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:47 | |
-If I know -I'm about to say a lot of Rs... | 0:05:48 | 0:05:50 | |
-..I'm sure I've taught myself -to kind of skip over them. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:56 | |
-Give me a long R again. | 0:05:57 | 0:05:59 | |
-Give me a long R again. - -Rrr. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:01 | |
-When you make that R sound, -as you've just proven... | 0:06:01 | 0:06:06 | |
-..you're pronouncing it correctly. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
-There's a trill and the tongue -goes up and down like that. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:13 | |
-You can do it when it's a long R... | 0:06:13 | 0:06:16 | |
-..but you can't do it -when it's a short R. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:18 | |
-Of course, when we speak, -that's what's required. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:23 | |
-You're not going to go around -saying br-r-r-other! | 0:06:23 | 0:06:27 | |
-It has to come naturally... | 0:06:27 | 0:06:29 | |
-..otherwise there are going to be -big gaps in my sentences. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:35 | |
-You have to practise the short Rs... | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | |
-..so that you become familiar -with that sound. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:41 | |
-How will you go about practising? | 0:06:41 | 0:06:44 | |
-First, I have to find a place -where I can do it. | 0:06:44 | 0:06:47 | |
-It's not something -you can do in public. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
-I can't walk around Bala -making funny noises. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
-Speak to your wife -or whoever's at home. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:56 | |
-I try not to. | 0:06:56 | 0:06:58 | |
-I try not to. - -What? Speak to your wife? | 0:06:58 | 0:07:00 | |
-If I sit with her -on the sofa tonight... | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
-..and go rrr, rrr... | 0:07:06 | 0:07:08 | |
-..she'll think I need to go and -see a different kind of therapist! | 0:07:08 | 0:07:13 | |
-It's not something -a wife and husband do on the sofa. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:17 | |
-Seriously, I'd prefer -to do it somewhere private. | 0:07:17 | 0:07:22 | |
-OK, that's fine. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:24 | |
-Perhaps you should practise -in the mirror. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:28 | |
-Use a mirror like this... | 0:07:28 | 0:07:31 | |
-..when you're -in your own private space... | 0:07:31 | 0:07:35 | |
-..where no-one else can see you. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
-You can control it -and see how you produce that sound. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:41 | |
-Rrr. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:44 | |
-Rrr. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:45 | |
-That's it. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:47 | |
-You're starting to slip back a bit -but at least you're aware of it. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:52 | |
-Will I change the way I sound? | 0:07:53 | 0:07:55 | |
-Do you want to change -the way you sound? | 0:07:55 | 0:07:59 | |
-I want to know it's possible -to change the way I sound. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:03 | |
-Good answer. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:05 | |
-It's your choice. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:09 | |
-I have a problem -because I have a little dog. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
-If I change -the way I speak too much... | 0:08:12 | 0:08:16 | |
-..he won't realize -I'm the one calling him. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:19 | |
-He's called Rrrover! | 0:08:19 | 0:08:21 | |
-We're still in the Penllyn area. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:36 | |
-It's said that numerous people here -mispronounce their Rs. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:42 | |
-I'm joined by Ifan Davies, -a former farrier... | 0:08:45 | 0:08:50 | |
-..and Iwan Bryn Williams. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:52 | |
-Is it true that mispronouncing R -is a phenomenon in this area? | 0:08:52 | 0:08:58 | |
-We're both -from the Glan-yr-afon area. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:03 | |
-It was more prevalent there -than anywhere else. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:07 | |
-Some said rr like Llwyd o'r Bryn... | 0:09:07 | 0:09:09 | |
-..while others said vuh... | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
-..like the Llwyn Isa' family. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:17 | |
-My family doesn't say rr, -so what do we say? | 0:09:18 | 0:09:22 | |
-You say vuh. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:24 | |
-Vuh is a second-class rr! | 0:09:24 | 0:09:27 | |
-The R sound has been softened. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
-The other rr is a harsh sound. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:33 | |
-When you spoke to Llwyd o'r Bryn... | 0:09:33 | 0:09:35 | |
-..who entered all the eisteddfod's -recitation competitions... | 0:09:36 | 0:09:40 | |
-..he pronounced his Rs harshly. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:42 | |
-He took great delight -in reciting poems. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:46 | |
-"Lorri Llandyrrnog fel sybmarrin yn -rrheibio'r llaeth heb adael dim... | 0:09:47 | 0:09:51 | |
-"..ond gloywon dyfrrllyd -o'rr enw sgim." | 0:09:52 | 0:09:54 | |
-He chose these pieces to recite -and they were littered with Rs! | 0:09:55 | 0:10:00 | |
-Could your father say R, Iwan? | 0:10:00 | 0:10:04 | |
-People said he couldn't, -but I couldn't tell. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:08 | |
-Of course, when I speak... | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
-..I can say plenty of words -containing the letter R. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:15 | |
-To me, I pronounce it correctly. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:19 | |
-Maybe you do pronounce it correctly. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:21 | |
-Maybe you do pronounce it correctly. - -It's possible... | 0:10:21 | 0:10:23 | |
-..but he says I say vuh. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:26 | |
-No, rr is the correct way -of saying it! | 0:10:26 | 0:10:29 | |
-There are certain areas of Wales... | 0:10:33 | 0:10:35 | |
-..where the mispronunciation -of the letter R is more prominent. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:40 | |
-Bala is one example, as are parts -of the Lleyn Peninsula. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:45 | |
-In those regions, the pronunciation -tends to be rrr instead of r. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:49 | |
-As we head down to Aberystwyth... | 0:10:49 | 0:10:52 | |
-..there is a tendency to say vuh. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:56 | |
-As we head further south... | 0:10:56 | 0:11:00 | |
-..down to Pembrokeshire... | 0:11:00 | 0:11:02 | |
-..there are further -mispronunciations of the letter R. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:07 | |
-It's time for a short break now. | 0:11:08 | 0:11:10 | |
-Join us in part two to see -if Dilwyn Morgan succeeds... | 0:11:11 | 0:11:15 | |
-..in overcoming his impediment. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:18 | |
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-Subtitles | 0:11:23 | 0:11:23 | |
-Subtitles - -Subtitles | 0:11:23 | 0:11:25 | |
-Welcome back. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:29 | |
-We're back at Alltwen Hospital -near Tremadog. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:33 | |
-Dilwyn Morgan -is having his second session... | 0:11:33 | 0:11:36 | |
-..with speech and language therapist -Marian Trythall. | 0:11:37 | 0:11:41 | |
-Let's see how he's getting along. | 0:11:42 | 0:11:45 | |
-Instead of pronouncing the R sound -in the first syllable of a word... | 0:11:46 | 0:11:51 | |
-..we'll begin with vowels -preceding the R sound. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:55 | |
-Here's a list of them, -beginning with vowels. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:58 | |
-Ar, er, ir, or... | 0:11:58 | 0:12:01 | |
-..ur, wr, yr. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:04 | |
-Thinking of pronouncing those words -is a nightmare for me. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:08 | |
-I'm not sure if I can, -to be honest with you. | 0:12:08 | 0:12:11 | |
-If I just looked at that and forgot -everything you taught me... | 0:12:12 | 0:12:16 | |
-..I'd say arr... | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
-..err, irr... | 0:12:19 | 0:12:22 | |
-..orr, urr... | 0:12:22 | 0:12:25 | |
-..wrr, yrr... | 0:12:25 | 0:12:28 | |
-Already, I can feel that it's gone -back to the back of my throat. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:33 | |
-You're aware that's the old way, -so try and do it the new way. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:39 | |
-Ar. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:43 | |
-Ar. - -And now the old way. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:44 | |
-Arr. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:46 | |
-Er. Err. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:49 | |
-Ir. Irr. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:52 | |
-Yr. Yrr. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:55 | |
-OK, fine. | 0:12:55 | 0:12:57 | |
-OK, fine. - -I can hear a difference. | 0:12:57 | 0:12:59 | |
-But it feels uncomfortable somehow. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:04 | |
-Yes. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:06 | |
-This time, try these. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:09 | |
-Our aim is to get you... | 0:13:09 | 0:13:13 | |
-..to transfer this sound -from a singular sound to a word. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:18 | |
-Most of these words... | 0:13:18 | 0:13:21 | |
-..are words -I would try to avoid saying. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:25 | |
-Ar, yr, i'r, o'r... | 0:13:26 | 0:13:30 | |
-..mae'r... | 0:13:30 | 0:13:32 | |
-..dwrr, dwr... | 0:13:32 | 0:13:34 | |
-..mor... | 0:13:35 | 0:13:36 | |
-..hir... | 0:13:37 | 0:13:38 | |
-..corr, cor. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:41 | |
-Corr. Corr. Cor. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:44 | |
-Phew! Cor. I'd just have to use -another word instead. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:48 | |
-As a compere, -I know you introduce choirs... | 0:13:48 | 0:13:51 | |
-..and you have to say -the word cor (choir) often. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:55 | |
-The most difficult one to pronounce -is Cor Godre'r Aran. | 0:13:56 | 0:14:00 | |
-They'll either have to change -their name or find another compere! | 0:14:00 | 0:14:04 | |
-I've been at functions with them -in the past... | 0:14:04 | 0:14:08 | |
-..and it has worried me -how I was going to introduce them. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:12 | |
-Let's move on to simple sentences. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
-"Mae'r bwyd yn neis." | 0:14:16 | 0:14:18 | |
-"'Dw i'n hoffi pupur." | 0:14:19 | 0:14:20 | |
-"'Dw i eisiau papur." | 0:14:21 | 0:14:23 | |
-"'Dw i'n bwyta fy swper. -Mae gen i gitar." | 0:14:24 | 0:14:28 | |
-OK. How did that feel? | 0:14:28 | 0:14:31 | |
-Fine. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:33 | |
-It feels fine -but it doesn't sound right somehow. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:39 | |
-It doesn't sound like... | 0:14:39 | 0:14:42 | |
-What you're meant to say? | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
-No, it sounds worse in a way. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:48 | |
-Work it out for yourself. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:51 | |
-You have to practise and practise -until you're confident. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:55 | |
-If you're going to practise -saying a sentence... | 0:14:55 | 0:14:59 | |
-..choose the words -you are going to say... | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
-..so that you know -when the Rs are coming up. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:06 | |
-Perhaps that would help you. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:08 | |
-It'd be good to know how you get on -and other people's reactions. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:13 | |
-There we go. Thank you very much. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:16 | |
-Thank you very much. -See you next week. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:19 | |
-The further south-west -you go in Wales... | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
-..the less likely you are -to hear rr. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:29 | |
-You're entering vuh territory -in these parts. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:34 | |
-We're in Tregaron, home -of the most famous vuh in Wales. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:40 | |
-Ifan, if it was available -as a Christmas gift... | 0:15:51 | 0:15:55 | |
-..would you want to say -your Rs correctly? | 0:15:55 | 0:15:58 | |
-No, I don't think so. -It's too late now. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:01 | |
-It should have happened -about 50 years ago. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:06 | |
-It's an inherent part of you... | 0:16:08 | 0:16:10 | |
-..and part of your stage persona, -isn't it? | 0:16:10 | 0:16:13 | |
-Probably, but I've never been -extremely self-conscious of it. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:17 | |
-I remember doing a TV sketch -with John Ogwen... | 0:16:18 | 0:16:21 | |
-..in which I had to teach John... | 0:16:21 | 0:16:23 | |
-..how to play a character -with a speech impediment. | 0:16:23 | 0:16:27 | |
-John's big retort was, -"Like you, then." | 0:16:27 | 0:16:30 | |
-I was making fun of myself. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:33 | |
-That's the way I've always spoken. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:38 | |
-I think there have been members -of my family throughout the years... | 0:16:38 | 0:16:43 | |
-..with the same impediment, although -it's never been glaringly obvious. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:49 | |
-I'm glad I'm not a sheepdog... | 0:16:49 | 0:16:51 | |
-..because I could -never growl at anybody! | 0:16:52 | 0:16:55 | |
-Yes, that's true. | 0:16:56 | 0:16:58 | |
-When did you first realize -that you had this impediment... | 0:16:58 | 0:17:03 | |
-..if you ever did realize at all? | 0:17:03 | 0:17:07 | |
-I remember my father -pointing it out to me. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:10 | |
-I'd heard my parents discussing it. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:13 | |
-My father could pronounce his Rs -correctly, whereas I can't. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:18 | |
-He'd pronounce his Rs... | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
-..like revving a motorbike. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:27 | |
-He tried to get me to do the same. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:30 | |
-I'd go vvvvvvvv! | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
-I just couldn't do it. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:35 | |
-Did they have the impediment? | 0:17:36 | 0:17:37 | |
-Did they have the impediment? - -No, not at all. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:39 | |
-Neither of them had difficulty. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:43 | |
-I've obviously inherited the gene -from way back. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:46 | |
-Some do say -that it runs in families. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:50 | |
-I think I have some relatives -who share the same problem... | 0:17:50 | 0:17:55 | |
-..but it's not awful. | 0:17:56 | 0:17:58 | |
-If a parent -mispronounces the R sound... | 0:18:00 | 0:18:04 | |
-..one would assume -that offspring would do the same... | 0:18:04 | 0:18:10 | |
-..but that isn't necessarily -the case. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:13 | |
-There's a chance it might happen, -but it's not certain. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:17 | |
-We can't say why it happens... | 0:18:17 | 0:18:19 | |
-..but children learn -from different models. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
-It's rare that both parents have -difficulty pronouncing their Rs... | 0:18:23 | 0:18:28 | |
-..but they do provide models -for the children to follow. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:32 | |
-In Bala and areas of Lleyn, -the impediment runs in families. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:38 | |
-Whether it's because the parents -set that model... | 0:18:38 | 0:18:42 | |
-..or whether it is simply inherited, -we don't yet know. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:45 | |
-# Hen wrrr, hen wrrr | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
-# O'rrr Sioned | 0:18:50 | 0:18:52 | |
-# Mae'ch gwallt a'ch barrrf yn wyn # | 0:18:54 | 0:18:59 | |
-What was the song you sung called? | 0:18:59 | 0:19:02 | |
-The song was called Ynys Yr Hud. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:05 | |
-Would you like me to sing it now? | 0:19:06 | 0:19:08 | |
-"Hen wr, hen wr o'r Sioned" -was the first line, if I remember. | 0:19:08 | 0:19:12 | |
-It doesn't sound -quite like you sung it as a child. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:16 | |
-No, it's changed a great deal. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:19 | |
-It was many years ago, -for one thing. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:23 | |
-I was six years old -when I recorded it. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:26 | |
-Dad wanted someone to sing and he -had the perfect person at home - me! | 0:19:26 | 0:19:31 | |
-They played the song back to me -and I didn't hear the melody... | 0:19:31 | 0:19:35 | |
-..or the sweet little voice -or the tuneful music. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:39 | |
-All I heard -was this awful rr sound. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:42 | |
-I still remember it to this day. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:45 | |
-It sounds so much worse -when you hear it back too. | 0:19:46 | 0:19:51 | |
-You were six at the time and -a few years have passed since then. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:57 | |
-Where did the rr go? | 0:19:57 | 0:20:00 | |
-It's completely disappeared. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:03 | |
-It more or less vanished overnight. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:06 | |
-I used to make strange noises -while singing... | 0:20:06 | 0:20:09 | |
-..and this rr noise -used to come out. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:12 | |
-After that, there was no going back. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:15 | |
-You're married with children. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:19 | |
-Is the rr heard at home? | 0:20:19 | 0:20:22 | |
-When the children were small, -they both had difficulty saying R. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:26 | |
-It disappeared overnight -with them too. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:30 | |
-They no longer say it, whereas -my husband still has the impediment. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:34 | |
-He's stuck with it. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:37 | |
-Another week has gone by. | 0:20:49 | 0:20:52 | |
-Tell me how you've been -dealing with this rr sound. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
-I've tried it -in the shop and in the pub... | 0:20:56 | 0:21:00 | |
-..and I've been able -to pronounce my Rs correctly. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:04 | |
-Some people -haven't noticed at all... | 0:21:04 | 0:21:08 | |
-..but one of my friends -looked me up and down... | 0:21:08 | 0:21:12 | |
-..asked me what was wrong -and if I was feeling alright. | 0:21:12 | 0:21:16 | |
-Right. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:18 | |
-I've tried it -in front of family members... | 0:21:18 | 0:21:21 | |
-..and they haven't noticed -while I've been chatting naturally. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:26 | |
-My daughter said, "Please stop it -because you're not yourself." | 0:21:26 | 0:21:31 | |
-I sounded different to her. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:34 | |
-I think what you're saying now... | 0:21:34 | 0:21:37 | |
-..for your daughter, -perhaps it's true. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
-You're Dad -and that's how Dad speaks. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:44 | |
-The more I practise... | 0:21:45 | 0:21:47 | |
-..it's becoming easier to pronounce -the R correctly in some words. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:53 | |
-But it's difficult -because it still sounds like rrrr. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:57 | |
-I've been singing in the car, -for example. | 0:21:57 | 0:22:00 | |
-To my surprise, certain words -have come easily to me. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:05 | |
-I've thought, that sounded perfect. -It's incredible. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:09 | |
-It's definitely possible to change. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:11 | |
-Try saying the name -of a certain choir... | 0:22:12 | 0:22:15 | |
-..that you found difficult -to pronounce. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
-Cor Godre'r Aran. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:21 | |
-There we go. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:23 | |
-There we go. - -What's the next step from here? | 0:22:23 | 0:22:25 | |
-It's up to you -if you want to continue. | 0:22:25 | 0:22:27 | |
-I'm very grateful to you. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:32 | |
-As I told you at the beginning... | 0:22:32 | 0:22:34 | |
-..it's something that worried me -a great deal when I was younger. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:39 | |
-I never thought I could actually... | 0:22:40 | 0:22:43 | |
-It's been very emotional, -to be honest. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:46 | |
-It's no big deal... | 0:22:46 | 0:22:50 | |
-..trying to change the way -you say one small letter... | 0:22:50 | 0:22:54 | |
-..but you've showed me -that it's possible. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:57 | |
-I'll still practise some words. | 0:22:58 | 0:22:59 | |
-I'll still practise some words. - -Well done. | 0:22:59 | 0:23:01 | |
-That's the end of the programme. | 0:23:02 | 0:23:05 | |
-As you've seen and heard -during the past half an hour... | 0:23:05 | 0:23:10 | |
-..there is a way -of getting rid of that rr or vuh. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:16 | |
-But having said that, -why would we want to? | 0:23:16 | 0:23:19 | |
-Isn't it just part -of our Welsh identity... | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
-..and something to be proud of? | 0:23:23 | 0:23:25 | |
-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:46 | |
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