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Rhotacism

Word of the day on 20 January 2012.

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83
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SJHatzi
Rhotacism Reverie: Oh, to be in gay Pawis /The thwill, the thwill! /Sewenaded by my twue love's uvulaw twill /I dweam, I dweam #artwiculate
@SJHatzi

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  • harrarp
    71
    Points
    Procedural rhotacism: "Cabin crew, take your seats". Talk Like a Pilot Day.
    @harrarp
  • steveandhens
    60
    Points
    A lot of the rhotacism entries seem unfair on Australians. It's true we drop the Rs off many words, but we put them all back into 'farrrrk'.
    @steveandhens
  • lagadu123
    53
    Points
    Windows no longer open, sunroof whistles & leaks, dashboard doesn't light up. But my 1994 Audi still has rhotacism; it purrs. #artwiculate
    @lagadu123
  • Lynsm7
    51
    Points
    I'm vewwy vewwy happy that no wabbits wewe killed whilst wesearching the WOTD whotacism #rhotacism #artwiculate
    @Lynsm7
  • Dads_Arnie
    50
    Points
    If the Eurhotacism crisis continues, Italy may have to ask France for the return of the Mona Lira. #artwiculate
    @Dads_Arnie
  • Tralala56
    46
    Points
    Rhotacism Rotisserie - Come as you R #artwiculate
    @Tralala56
  • reubenacciano
    45
    Points
    I predict today's #artwiculate word #rhotacism will be a real pain in the Rs.
    @reubenacciano
  • JonPowles
    45
    Points
    I tried to come up with a good tweet for rhotacism, but, quite frankly, I can't tell my 'Rs' from my elbow.
    @JonPowles
  • MaltaGoddess
    45
    Points
    After the teethering and shivers, the disarray of Eros' rites is what remains.(Après The Thrill, in rhotacism's trills.) #artwiculate
    @MaltaGoddess
  • mmechomski
    43
    Points
    It's such a consonant battle avoiding rhotacism I think I need a grin & tonic. #artwiculate
    @mmechomski
  • mazpow
    43
    Points
    Movies are R rated when they contain a high level of rhotacism.
    @mazpow
  • marcosarroyos
    43
    Points
    Where I come from rhotacism did not come out in the warsh.
    @marcosarroyos
  • deemadigan
    41
    Points
    Memories of my father’s soft rolling ‘r’s –the rhotacism of the Irish- never quite at home amongst Australia’s strangled vowels.#artwiculate
    @deemadigan
  • elenoreally
    41
    Points
    Oriental rhotacism - the inability to distinguish your R's from your L'bow.
    @elenoreally
  • brudberg
    40
    Points
    Rhotacism Ailment / The stigma of my childhood / Made me what I am #artwiculate #haiku (true)
    @brudberg
  • permabloom
    37
    Points
    Afflicted by logorrhea, he soon tired and slid into pleonasm, macrology and, inevitably, a quite funny rhotacism. #artwiculate
    @permabloom
  • Lorcdy
    37
    Points
    Who can forget Elmer Fudd, the rhotacism-challenged cartoon character, and his 'wascally wabbit' antagonist, Bugs Bunny?
    @Lorcdy
  • vivchook
    35
    Points
    Running around the roundabout repeatedly is easier said than done - unless you suffer from Rhotacism #artwiculate
    @vivchook
  • DaveSealy
    35
    Points
    When you fly Air Rhotacism, the flight attendants offer you coffee, tea, or a double entendrrrrrrrrrrrrrre. #artwiculate
    @DaveSealy
  • leoniedoyle
    34
    Points
    Rhotacism? That's a trilling development. #artwiculate
    @leoniedoyle
  • stair71
    34
    Points
    Rhotacism can cause heartbreak and disappointment: I once promised my wife a special tweet for her birthday #artwiculate
    @stair71
  • minibtweet
    33
    Points
    Rhotacism #Artwiculate it's your WOTD not Rrrrrrs
    @minibtweet
  • kzone8
    33
    Points
    Elmer Fudd is the patron saint of rhotacism. I'm vewy, vewy sure that he weally, weally is. #artwiculate
    @kzone8
  • MyVogonPoetry
    32
    Points
    You can lead a horse to Rhotacism, but you can't make it articulate a linguistic phenomenon. #artwiculate
    @MyVogonPoetry
  • axelbeer
    32
    Points
    in other news a rhotacism speech therapist starved to death in china today following a long period of unemployment. #aRtwiculate
    @axelbeer
  • thekuriousoranj
    32
    Points
    On the Scottish island of Rhotacism, distilling is a whisky business. #artwiculate
    @thekuriousoranj
  • MaxRaunchiness
    31
    Points
    Oh my lovely, you put the rhotacism in redhead. Let's go to my place and practice rolling our Rs, if you get my drift.
    @MaxRaunchiness
  • AgnessMack
    31
    Points
    As rhotacism is #artwiculate 's WOTD expect a lot of wascally wabbit tweets
    @AgnessMack
  • brucedenby
    30
    Points
    Oh I believe in you/ I promise on a star/ That if ever I write a criticism/ I'll never quote your rhotacism/ I love you just the way you R!
    @brucedenby
  • singalongajan
    30
    Points
    #artwiculate "I'll scweam & scweam until I'm sick" yells Violet Elizabeth. "& that, Ginger, is a fine example of rhotacism" observes William
    @singalongajan
  • Dip_Power
    30
    Points
    It seems a cruel irony to name the inability to pronounce "r" rhotacism, don't you think? #artwiculate
    @Dip_Power
  • kathypate
    29
    Points
    Rhotacism: the curse of the pirates #artwiculate
    @kathypate
  • SubwayGeoff
    29
    Points
    Wolls Woyce- auto rhotacism #artiwculate
    @SubwayGeoff
  • chemingineer
    29
    Points
    His rhotacism is understandable; he was a Formula one car driver. #artwiculate
    @chemingineer
  • Squawkingalah
    29
    Points
    The way we non-Czechs pronounce Dvorak no doubt makes him rhotacism in the grave.
    @Squawkingalah
  • canisverba
    28
    Points
    E-rhotacism, the sexiness of a rolling r #Artwiculate
    @canisverba
  • shefcrispie
    28
    Points
    #Artwiculate Difference between rhotacism and a homosexual nymphomaniac? One's an 'R' sound over and over, oh, and so's the other.
    @shefcrispie
  • gorgeousratty
    28
    Points
    It's so embarrassing hearing students repeat my rhotacistic rich language back to me. #artwiculate #rhotacism
    @gorgeousratty
  • chasfax
    28
    Points
    Embracing rhotacism was key to Beyonce's success - exaggerated use of her rs has done her no harm at all #artwiculate
    @chasfax
  • Trudski2012
    28
    Points
    rhotacism - I See You Baby Rolling Yours R's #artwiculate
    @Trudski2012
  • timsenior
    28
    Points
    Rhotacism - Convert your tweets to treats. #artwiculate
    @timsenior
  • jdubqca
    27
    Points
    rhotacism and frosted flakes, they're grrrreat! #artwiculate
    @jdubqca
  • MichaelChong3
    27
    Points
    An illiterate man suffering from rhotacism went to a clinic. They gave him a scythe as he kept saying "I can't weed!". #artwiculate
    @MichaelChong3
  • sleepingdingo
    27
    Points
    "To err is human, to forgive divine" is an example of rhotacism in action. #artwiculate
    @sleepingdingo
  • LBY3
    27
    Points
    @artwiculate Rhotacism: The scientific term for Talk Like a Pirate Day.
    @LBY3
  • Dan_Gulberry
    26
    Points
    Rhotacism is a pain in the rrrrrrrrr's #artwiculate
    @Dan_Gulberry
  • charmlessword
    26
    Points
    Rhotacism? That's what happens when your vibratoRRR refuses to turn off.
    @charmlessword
  • madbeyond
    26
    Points
    Rhotacism? What a trill! #arrrrrrtwiculate
    @madbeyond
  • cormanus
    26
    Points
    Altricurate, altricurate. What is this lidicurous lhotacism? #rhotacism #artwiculate
    @cormanus

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