Difficult pronouncing

[erinellii]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Amanda" <editor at t...> wrote:
> > The Sergeant Majorette says
> > 
> > And how *do* you pronounce that Welsh 'LL'? (I like to know how 
to  pronounce things: it was my parlour trick when I was little.)
> 
> The closest I can give you, lacking a visual: hold your tongue as 
if  you were about to pronounce "L"--like you were starting to 
say "La,"  and exhale as if you were starting "Hah!" All soundless, 
no voicing.
> 
> If done correctly, the sound you produce will make you *totally* 
> understand why "Ll" is often changed to "Fl" in English spellings 
> (Llewellyn/Flewellen).
> 
> ~Amanda


  The street next to mine is actually named Llewellyn Drive, and we 
all pronounce it Lew-ellen, which I'm sure is dreadfully wrong.

Erin