Erik Is Having Difficulty Saying His "Rs," Which Is Particularly

question 117

Multiple Choice

Erik is having difficulty saying his "Rs," which is particularly problematic given his first name. When he tries to say "ERIK," it ends up sounding like "EWIK." His parents have him working with a speech therapist to help him overcome this small problem. Technically, Erik's problem lies with mispronunciation of a(n)

• A) ​articulate.
• B) ​syllogism.
• C) ​phoneme.
• D) ​mnemonic.

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