Talking About Speech Impediments - Page 2

Golden_Rhino · #1 11-23-2007, 01:16 AM

Sounds like more of a speech minor annoyance. Just thank your lucky stars that you don't have a stutter.

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Sorry, that sounded kinda douchy. What I meant to say is that you seem to be on the lower end of the speech impediment spectrum. It sounds like you have something that can be fixed, or at least minimized. Kids with a bad stutter don't have much hope.

agent_fish · #2 11-23-2007, 01:26 AM

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Is it Lou Holtz level?

Good luck with this, man.

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The Lou Holtz lisp is more of an "interdental" lisping combined with a slight "lateral".

From Wiki:
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"Interdental" lisping is produced when the tip of the tongue protrudes between the front teeth and "dentalised" lisping is produced when the tip of the tongue just touches the front teeth (like the sound [th]).

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PokerHatesMe · #3 11-23-2007, 02:43 AM

lolz @ having a lisp... just don't dress too fruity or you might get mistaken for a ... fruit... cake.... with... your lisp...

johnnylovescandy · #4 11-23-2007, 03:09 AM

We all have our issues - I limp in 3-legged fashion.

Good news is you can overcome your lisp with practice & patience. Bob Dole overcame his 'incurable' stuttering by fluttering his eyelids uncontrollably when he speaks. Now his speech is perfectly normal.

MikeyPatriot · #5 11-23-2007, 03:33 AM

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lolz @ having a lisp... just don't dress too fruity or you might get mistaken for a ... fruit... cake.... with... your lisp...

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You're an idiot.

agent_fish · #6 11-23-2007, 12:54 AM

My biggest question is can I be sure that the therapist will be able to significantly help my problem before I pay him a lot of money? Are most speech impediments "curable" with treatment?

mbillie1 · #7 11-23-2007, 12:58 AM

In addition, you may want to think about picking each vacation you take according to different criteria. For example, Germany can be a wonderful country in which to kick back and relax. England, too. Your real problem will be attempting to travel to an area like the country right next to Germany. Any of them.

agent_fish · #8 11-23-2007, 01:05 AM

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In addition, you may want to think about picking each vacation you take according to different criteria. For example, Germany can be a wonderful country in which to kick back and relax. England, too. Your real problem will be attempting to travel to an area like the country right next to Germany. Any of them.

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Almost, but the word in bold would be a problem for me.

Tablerat · #9 11-23-2007, 01:04 AM

Did you ever see a speech therapist growing up? If not, why?

Has it become better or worse over the years?

Does anyone in your family also have a speech impediment?

agent_fish · #10 11-23-2007, 01:18 AM

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Did you ever see a speech therapist growing up? If not, why?

Has it become better or worse over the years?

Does anyone in your family also have a speech impediment?

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It has gotten better over the years. When I was young, it was very bad. When I became aware of it and realized what was causing it, I was able to control it more.

I guess I never went to a speech therapist because I wasn't aware that there was someone that could help me with this particular problem until probably age 19 or so. It seemed to me that people who went to speech therapists were kids with learning disabilities, not bright guys like me. I guess it was some combination of embarrassment and unwillingness to admit that I have a serious speech problem.

There are those who tell me or have told me it's not that bad. I guess I have tended to believe those people even though I'm not sure if they were just trying to make me feel better. Regardless, it is a big source of insecurity for me, and that is all that really matters.