Originally Posted by Iain Ruaidh Oh Yes In Lewis Gaelic that R sounds more like “th” to my English ear! But the tongue goes slightly back from the th placing. Very hard to do right. Yes exactly in monosyllabic words like "muir" from what I've heard can sound to English ears like "mooth".
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