Associations to the word «Rhotacism»

Wiktionary

RHOTACISM, noun. An exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R.
RHOTACISM, noun. (countable) (linguistics): A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R, such as Latin flos becoming florem in the accusative case.
RHOTACISM, noun. Inability to pronounce the letter R; derhotacization.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley