elmer fudd syndrome

Questions

What does elmer fudd syndrome mean?

A tendency to replace lateral (/l/) and rhotic (/r/) consonants with labiovelar (/w/) ones.

Where does elmer fudd syndrome come from?

From the speech style of the cartoon character Elmer Fudd.

How to pronounce elmer fudd syndrome

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