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and yet i and ea are different sounds to me. When I listen to the bl sound, it appears to have almost a gutteral "oo" before the tongue pulls back into a short-i sound... with a not-quite-there "L"...

How do you learn to roll an 'R'> :?: I can approximate a rolled R if I contract my diaphram, but the R is very short and I cannot prolong it. I know the tongue must touch the palate in a natural...