Communication
roll off the tongue
be easy and pleasant to say
If a word or name rolls off the tongue, it is easy and pleasant to pronounce.
Hear it in real life
Can you say the street name now?
Yes, it rolls off the tongue after a bit of practice.
Her new stage name really rolls off the tongue.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Her name rolls on the tongue and is easy to say.
Say: Her name rolls off the tongue and is easy to say.
The fixed expression uses “off” to describe a name that is easy to pronounce.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
a name rolls off the tongue; words roll off the tongue
Your turn: say it out loud
Her new stage name really rolls off the tongue.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
roll off the tongue
be easy and pleasant to say
“Her new stage name really rolls off the tongue.”
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