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Lisp

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Speech Difficulty

A lisp is not a choice. It's a challenge some people face and can be sensitive about.

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She's been working hard to overcome her lisp.
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Not an Accent

A lisp differs from an accent. Accents are about pronunciation patterns, while a lisp is a specific speech issue.

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His lisp stood out, not because of an accent but because of the way he pronounced 's.'
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Common Misconception

Lisps are often wrongly thought to affect only 's' sounds, but 'z' sounds are also typically involved.

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People noticed his lisp more when he said 'zebras' than when he said 'sun.'
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