Believe It or Not!


Rhiannon, 19, who hopes to live in Korea after university, found she had difficulties pronouncing some words.
Her dentist said it was because her tongue was shorter than average, which meant she could not make a distinctive L-sound that occurs in the Korean language.
So determined Rhiannon had surgeons snip part of the skin flap that attaches the tongue to the mouth — and it now reaches a full centimetre further.
She said: “Surgery was the only option. It’s not like you can just stretch your tongue.
“Some people might say it’s a bit extreme but I’m a perfectionist. My pronunciation was very foreign before but now I can speak with a Korean accent.”
Rhiannon, of Beeston, Notts, is awaiting A-level results and hopes to do a Korean Studies degree at Sheffield University.
A tad obsessed? Perhaps … but her story is a real believe it or not!
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She can not only speak Korean a little better now, but her Frenching has improved, too.
Now that is what I call a determination! Good for you! I wish you the best…! Korean is a difficult language as any foreign language can be…but, I am sure you will do great with such determination.
crazy!!! Also I’m loving book 8 ripley!!! (I know he’s dead but his legend still lives!!!)
i think what has happend with the boat in the sea is really bbad
Cool(: i wish there was a video for this tho
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