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Is it hard for people with a lisp to talk normally?

I was playing a game of Dota and this dude with a lisp was angry the whole game, i think most people muted him but I was trying to be reasonable with him. I just wasnt listening to half his sentences because of the lisp and he was angry. It also didnt help that i was on discord with my friends who werent playing the game. I dont want to have to stop talking to my friends because of people with odd accents in the game. I also have problems with people with an Indian accent even though I am Sri Lankan. Is there a solution to this that i would like?
 

Tschumi

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Well keep it in mind and tell yourself to chill when you start getting ticked off.. i for example hate "asmr" whispering for one thing, i like frantically want to kill anyone who does it lol, but i just grit my teeth and say "chill out Tschumi" and think that every mouth has slightly different teeth distribution.
 
In answer to your question... Yes. What you can do is to keep in mind he *IS* and they *ARE* speaking normally and try not give them too hard a time about it. Try to realize that everyone the entire world over upon hearing his voice immediately thinks lesser of him the instant they hear that lisp. That could be a factor in why he has anger, and I for one really truly understand.

I don't much care for indian language and accents either. To my ears it sounds terse and short, almost maliciously accusatory even during completely normal conversation. Of course they are merely speaking normally, so I just kinda get along with things.

Some people are able through dedication and training and practice and not giving up and trying and sorrows and angers... are able to change their speech patterns. Some people aren't and it's just the tongue that they have. The process itself is very long and very difficult. I know through bitter experience.

When I was in my kindergarten through 3rd grade years I had difficulty pronouncing my R's, S's and Z's. The school couldn't decide if I was mentally challenged or not because I sounded really weird but I did so well in class. I spent years of my life doing speech therapy instead of playing outside with the other kids, and when I did I was singled out on account of my speech. It wasn't until I started working on the Z's that it all sort of started coming natural. I consider myself very lucky. There were others there who never really improved and they tried and tried so very hard for so very long. It really wasn't fair.
 
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I mean why would they talk intentionally with a lisp?
Some gay people say it is a code among them. But why would you choose to sound like a posh redneck woman? It completely baffles me, like it it the worst choice out of them all. That said the Indian lisp is far worse especially if they are angry.
 

teezzy

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kittoo

Cretinously credulous
In answer to your question... Yes. What you can do is to keep in mind he *IS* and they *ARE* speaking normally and try not give them too hard a time about it. Try to realize that everyone the entire world over upon hearing his voice immediately thinks lesser of him the instant they hear that lisp. That could be a factor in why he has anger, and I for one really truly understand.

I don't much care for indian language and accents either. To my ears it sounds terse and short, almost maliciously accusatory even during completely normal conversation. Of course they are merely speaking normally, so I just kinda get along with things.

Some people are able through dedication and training and practice and not giving up and trying and sorrows and angers... are able to change their speech patterns. Some people aren't and it's just the tongue that they have. The process itself is very long and very difficult. I know through bitter experience.

When I was in my kindergarten through 3rd grade years I had difficulty pronouncing my R's, S's and Z's. The school couldn't decide if I was mentally challenged or not because I sounded really weird but I did so well in class. I spent years of my life doing speech therapy instead of playing outside with the other kids, and when I did I was singled out on account of my speech. It wasn't until I started working on the Z's that it all sort of started coming natural. I consider myself very lucky. There were others there who never really improved and they tried and tried so very hard for so very long. It really wasn't fair.

Very nice post.
As an Indian, I always thought Indian accent must sound stupid and maybe irritating, but never thought it might sound malicious. Interesting.
Though, what most westerners think when they imagine Indian accent is South Indian accent. That's because, at least initially, mostly South Indians migrated to west. North was comparatively lagging in education etc so fewer north Indians migrated. This has changed recently though.
I work at an American MNC and many Indians from different states work there. I hear 10 different Indian accents everyday and the stereotypical one is only South Indian.
 

Tschumi

Member
Very nice post.
As an Indian, I always thought Indian accent must sound stupid and maybe irritating, but never thought it might sound malicious. Interesting.
Though, what most westerners think when they imagine Indian accent is South Indian accent. That's because, at least initially, mostly South Indians migrated to west. North was comparatively lagging in education etc so fewer north Indians migrated. This has changed recently though.
I work at an American MNC and many Indians from different states work there. I hear 10 different Indian accents everyday and the stereotypical one is only South Indian.
Thoughts on Indian accent.

I think British comedians like Sellers made it into a bit of a joke, but beyond those unfortunate (but kinda funny heh) old timey send-ups, it's an accent and people can speak the way they want. I have to say I do get a bit confused when I think I've found some great Indian cricket podcast then they start dropping hindi into the mix with no preamble... At least it's not dutch


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Dural

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I had a tooth removed in March and half my tongue has been numb since then. I've noticed that it has caused a slight lisp with certain words and I have to try not to have it, really fucking annoying!
 

poppabk

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In answer to your question... Yes. What you can do is to keep in mind he *IS* and they *ARE* speaking normally and try not give them too hard a time about it. Try to realize that everyone the entire world over upon hearing his voice immediately thinks lesser of him the instant they hear that lisp. That could be a factor in why he has anger, and I for one really truly understand.

I don't much care for indian language and accents either. To my ears it sounds terse and short, almost maliciously accusatory even during completely normal conversation. Of course they are merely speaking normally, so I just kinda get along with things.

Some people are able through dedication and training and practice and not giving up and trying and sorrows and angers... are able to change their speech patterns. Some people aren't and it's just the tongue that they have. The process itself is very long and very difficult. I know through bitter experience.

When I was in my kindergarten through 3rd grade years I had difficulty pronouncing my R's, S's and Z's. The school couldn't decide if I was mentally challenged or not because I sounded really weird but I did so well in class. I spent years of my life doing speech therapy instead of playing outside with the other kids, and when I did I was singled out on account of my speech. It wasn't until I started working on the Z's that it all sort of started coming natural. I consider myself very lucky. There were others there who never really improved and they tried and tried so very hard for so very long. It really wasn't fair.
Yeah my son cannot pronounce the hard 'g' sound. He was missing a whole bunch of consonant sounds at one point but through speech therapy he has gained all of them to some extent but the hard 'g'. He has been to doctors to examine his mouth and tongue structure, neurologists etc and we still don't have an answer for why.
 

Amory

Member
I have a very slight lisp which I can't even hear when I'm talking, but it smacks me in the face when I hear a recording of myself

It's probably the same for people with a more pronounced lisp. They may not be aware of it. Even if they know they have a lisp, you wouldn't focus on that every time you talk to try to speak correctly
 

kittoo

Cretinously credulous
Thoughts on Indian accent.

I think British comedians like Sellers made it into a bit of a joke, but beyond those unfortunate (but kinda funny heh) old timey send-ups, it's an accent and people can speak the way they want. I have to say I do get a bit confused when I think I've found some great Indian cricket podcast then they start dropping hindi into the mix with no preamble... At least it's not dutch


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Haha. I think most of them do have English subtitles?
If not, use Youtube auto translate to get a funny word salad :p
 
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