A person cares about the correctness and purity of his speech for a long time. Ever since I realized the power of words. Oratory has always been considered a real art. After all, only a highly educated and talented person is able to present his thoughts in such a way that they are not only understood, but also accepted by the audience.
The times of mandatory study of rhetoric, unfortunately, have sunk into oblivion, but the ability to express yourself clearly remains and will remain relevant. One of the problems that a huge number of people face is slurred speech with swallowing of some sounds, clumsy pronunciation of syllables and other distortions. You can cope with it by developing diction, which will definitely help difficult-to-pronounce phrases.
Not just for kids
We used to think that small children are engaged in the endless repetition of some memorized sentences, whose parents want them to pronounce all sounds correctly. In fact, practicing complex phrases is worth it at any age. 'Cause it's never too late to make your speechbetter.
It is known that the English King George VI stuttered terribly. He was not even considered as a contender for the throne. But when the throne unexpectedly passed to a shy young man, he had to deal with his illness (this story, by the way, is told in the movie The King's Speech). And, according to scientists, one of the means of "treatment" used by the ruler was difficult to pronounce phrases. The list of such expressions is very diverse, it includes classic tongue twisters, difficult words and names, scientific terminology, special exercises for the articulatory apparatus.
Kids
So, let's start with the smallest ones. Complicated phrases for children are used to teach them to clearly pronounce all sounds in any combination. According to experts, teaching kids should start with the simplest tongue twisters, in which the emphasis is on one sound: “Fields, field, flight.” Later, you can gradually add more and more sounds: “Dust flies across the field from the clatter of hooves.” The gradual complication of the spoken text will lead to the fact that the child will easily pronounce even the most intricate words.
To make the process even easier, you can give the young speaker a ball. He will toss it to the rhythm of his speech. But no matter how serious the topic of teaching little ones may seem, we must not forget that, first of all, difficult-to-pronounce phrases for children are not so muchduty, how much entertainment. It is in this form that the lessons should be presented. The following tongue twisters will amuse the child: “Skinny weak Koschey is dragging a box of vegetables”, “The parrot said to the parrot:“I will parrot you, parrot. The parrot answers him: “Parrot, parrot, parrot!”.
And for the older ones?
As for adults, difficult-to-pronounce phrases can be a great way for them not only to have fun while competing, for example, in the correct pronunciation of a tongue twister, but also to significantly improve their oratory skills.
You can start with classic phrases. For example, "Good beaver to beavers." Then we move on to more complex and long tongue twisters, in which a lot of repetitive sounds appear, which usually confuses. Perhaps the most famous version of the complicated tongue twister is the famous “Once upon a time there were three Chinese”, which not everyone will be able to pronounce the first time, but after several trainings you will definitely learn.
Compound words
Moving further, it is worth noting that not only difficult-to-pronounce phrases can help to cope with problems of diction. Words, long and often incomprehensible, will also be a great help in learning. Very few will be able to reproduce the word "charitable" or the funny but life-like "hopeless" the first time.
There are a lot of different language-breaking phrases for those who are older. So,"Reversal with a re-subverted" is also not submitted to everyone. Words borrowed from other languages deserve special attention. What are the various Icelandic names like “Hafnarfjordur” (this is a football club and the city where it is based) or “Hovydborgarsvaidid” (this is the name of the part of the country in which Reykjavik is located). Even the sensational "Eyyafjallajökull" (the same volcano, the eruption of which paralyzed European aviation a few years ago) can help you cope with the pronunciation of not only difficult, but also unusual words.
A bit of science
But there is another treasury in which pearls are hidden - difficult-to-pronounce phrases. Examples of various scientific expressions rightfully occupy the first place in their unpronounceability. One of the longest words in the Russian language is the adjective "X-ray electrocardiographic", slightly inferior to it "timber industry and wood processing". But they are difficult to pronounce only because of the length: by breaking the word into its constituent parts, you can read it the first time.
The tongue twisters built on rather complex scientific words look funny: “The falsifiers falsified the falsifications but did not falsify them”, as a variation of the well-known tongue twister about ships. According to the same principle, the phrase “Parallelogram, parallelogram, parallelogram, parallelogram, but not parallelogram” was created - it makes no sense, but you have to try to pronounce it.
In conclusion
It is clear thatto associate difficult-to-pronounce phrases exclusively with children is a very big mistake. They are used by professional actors, announcers, and politicians - all those whose work is related to oratory. But even if you do not need to speak in front of a large number of people, tongue twisters will help make your speech clearer and more understandable, which, of course, will not go unnoticed by your interlocutors. Start right now by repeating several times. For example, “Password Eagle” or “Popcorn Bag”!
