For those who have Spanish as their first language

[Fox McCloud]

Does it bug you all that Michael Buffer rolls every R when he pronounces anyone who might be linked to the Spanish language's name?

I was just curious, because I am watching a fight with Joe Cortez as the referee, and he (as usual) pronounced it as:

Joe Corrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtez.

Thoughts?

[-Mbandit-]

Does it bug you all that Michael Buffer rolls every R when he pronounces anyone who might be linked to the Spanish language's name?

I was just curious, because I am watching a fight with Joe Cortez as the referee, and he (as usual) pronounced it as:

Joe Corrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtez.

Thoughts?

Nope!It doesn't bother me at all.Actually I think it's cool how it sounds.

[joepal]

Michael Buffer es much pendejo, that's what.

[phallus]

i think it's a family thing, when lil brother bruce is on the job at UFC / MMA fights he does the same thing, i even heard him announce the whitest looking fighter i've ever seen with three or four extra r's in his name

he said " mikey burrrrrrrrrnet"
i think they just think it sounds cool, the fighter didn't look too impressed though

[satori555]

is rolling your r's copyrighted or something?

[Fox McCloud]

is rolling your r's copyrighted or something?

No, but what I've learned about Spanish is that the rolling of the r's is reserved for double r's only.

Cortez - No R roll.
Marron (accent over the O) - Rolls the R.

It seems to me like Buffer just tries way too hard to fit in with the Spanish speakers.

[THe TRiNiTY]

The thing is, he rolls them because when you're trying to give the name, with an accent it's respect, it sound s abit strange to just DRAAAG an r for that long. Try it, on say.. Berrera, on the second LONE r especially, it sounds.. Slow. lol.

[-Hyperion-]

yep it bothers me a lot...... i hate it when he says Morrrrrrrrales instead of morales......

[Fox McCloud]

yep it bothers me a lot...... i hate it when he says Morrrrrrrrales instead of morales......

I knew I wasn't imagining it. Sweet.

You can say Barrera fast with a Spanish accent without rolling the R's too.

Bah-der-a is how it sounds when I do it.

Spanish says the single R so quickly that is sounds like a quick D sound.

[-Hyperion-]

i also hate how he says barrera..........he says barrrrerrrrrrrrrrrra............if you dont ****ing now the language properly then dont ****ing speak it......just speak it like you would say it normally and thats it...