Quote Originally Posted by Jeff
That surgery is just as much of a fraud as circumcision. My tongue is so short it doesn't extend beyond my teeth (because of a genetic condition), but I can pronounce the Russian tapped r. (I can also pronounced the Spanish rolled rr.) Keep practicing.

P.S. I'm glad you didn't bleed to death.
I have a tongue tie. I didn't get the surgery, and three months ago, I was eating cereal when my sister bumped into my arm. My spoon slid under my tongue and severed half of my lingual frenulum. That's a rare danger, I know, but it was a lot less safe than getting the surgery or having my lingual frenulum snipped as a baby, at least as far as control of bleeding goes.

Having my tongue freed up is great, though it happened somewhat awkwardly. I can pronounce a more convincing tapped R, I can lick ice cream, I can roll my tongue, I can can stick my tongue out, I can enunciate more clearly when playing the trombone, and I can kiss. However, I still can't roll my R's. It's a little obnoxious. I don't think that having the rest of my excess tissue removed will help, either.