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Title: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: Al Swearegen on May 25, 2011, 05:58:01 AM
http://wikibin.org/articles/famous-people-with-speech-disorders.html

Interesting list.

I commented
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 25, 2011, 06:03:46 AM
 Rhotacism  (I had to Google!)  seems to occur in a number of posh-voiced Brits I hear on TV.  Supernanny Jo Frost is one.  :chin:
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: Queen Victoria on May 25, 2011, 10:24:47 AM
*Shannon Sharpe, NFL color commentator and ex-pro football player; lisp, stutter & drawl              Since when is a drawl a speech impediment?

As far as rhotacism, I have never read so many dirty words in one explanation in all my born days.  I shall have to write to the editors of Wikipedia to express my displeasure.
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: Parts on May 25, 2011, 10:32:09 AM
It's nice to see others do well despite any problems they had.  Must have been really bad for the actors.

I stutter when nervous not that bad but noticeable anyone else? 
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: Queen Victoria on May 25, 2011, 10:34:30 AM
The PR stammers, sometimes worse than others.
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: Icequeen on May 25, 2011, 12:18:31 PM
It's nice to see others do well despite any problems they had.  Must have been really bad for the actors.

I stutter when nervous not that bad but noticeable anyone else? 

Same here.  :P
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: P7PSP on May 25, 2011, 05:13:48 PM
When I saw Emperor Claudius there I thought of the Bigus Dickus scene from The Life Of Brian.  :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGb4STRfKw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGb4STRfKw)
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: Osensitive1 on May 25, 2011, 05:16:00 PM
Have been told to have a sibilant s, though not aware of anything else.
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 25, 2011, 05:17:44 PM
 I very occasionally stutter a tiny bit.  More annoying is my inability to express my anger directly to the people I'm angry at.
 
*cough* BOSS *cough*   :bangbang:

 It isn't technically a speech impediment, but my vocabulary fails me when I need it most, and I can't even raise my voice convincingly. 




Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: Osensitive1 on May 25, 2011, 05:20:16 PM
Yes, pragmatic speech ability can be an impairment.
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 25, 2011, 05:21:37 PM
Yes, pragmatic speech ability can be an impairment.

 Now I gotta Google!   :orly:
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: Osensitive1 on May 25, 2011, 05:24:21 PM
Yes, pragmatic speech ability can be an impairment.

 Now I gotta Google!   :orly:
Would imagine such impairment is common with present company.
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 25, 2011, 05:24:52 PM
Yes, pragmatic speech ability can be an impairment.

 Now I gotta Google!   :orly:

 OK, I Googled it, I think my problem is just years of programming.  I was raised to be meek and to take a lot of shit.
 It's just hard to learn to open my mouth under pressure when keeping it SHUT has served me pretty well in many ways.   :dunno:
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: Al Swearegen on May 26, 2011, 07:09:27 AM
Yes, pragmatic speech ability can be an impairment.

 Now I gotta Google!   :orly:
Would imagine such impairment is common with present company.

I wish I had this problem.  :hahaha:
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: Adam on May 26, 2011, 12:14:27 PM
cbc my vocabulary fails me when I need it most as well

Speaking out loud to someone outside of my immediate family is really difficult for me. I think years of social anxiety have contributed to it a lot though. but it is also something much more than that, and I'm not sure exactly what. I wish there was a name for whatever it was that was wrong with my speaking, so I could find out how best to try and overcome it, but I don't think it's an actual disorder I have - more that I just find it very difficult talking out loud to people. So much running through my head, it's really difficult getting it out in words and in the right order isn;t it?

Especially if you're having a conversation with someone, coz then you've gotta worry about all the stuff that aspies usually have difficult with as well - like what it is the other person is saying, what you're SUPPOSED to say back, when you're meant to respond, if you're meant to laugh etc

so confusing lol

I actually wish I had a speech impairment sometimes, as it would give me an excuse
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 26, 2011, 12:22:05 PM
cbc my vocabulary fails me when I need it most as well

Speaking out loud to someone outside of my immediate family is really difficult for me. I think years of social anxiety have contributed to it a lot though. but it is also something much more than that, and I'm not sure exactly what. I wish there was a name for whatever it was that was wrong with my speaking, so I could find out how best to try and overcome it, but I don't think it's an actual disorder I have - more that I just find it very difficult talking out loud to people. So much running through my head, it's really difficult getting it out in words and in the right order isn;t it?

Especially if you're having a conversation with someone, coz then you've gotta worry about all the stuff that aspies usually have difficult with as well - like what it is the other person is saying, what you're SUPPOSED to say back, when you're meant to respond, if you're meant to laugh etc

so confusing lol

I actually wish I had a speech impairment sometimes, as it would give me an excuse

 Yeah, I talk up a storm most of the time, but when I'm angry I just can't get myself organized to fight back.  :-\
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: Adam on May 26, 2011, 12:33:47 PM
I don't really talk much at all, so that is probably part of my problem. I'm just not used to it
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: Icequeen on May 26, 2011, 03:34:04 PM
I also have problems with finding words, I know what I want to say, but it gets lost somewhere between my brain and my mouth and I'll pronounce words wrong or say the wrong word totally. Annoying as hell.

Now when someone really pisses me off past the point of no return it's a different story, I'm very proficient with sentence enhancers. :laugh:
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 26, 2011, 03:35:16 PM
I also have problems with finding words, I know what I want to say, but it gets lost somewhere between my brain and my mouth and I'll pronounce words wrong or say the wrong word totally. Annoying as hell.

Now when someone really pisses me off past the point of no return it's a different story, I'm very proficient with sentence enhancers. :laugh:

 "Sentence enhancers,"  would those by any chance be  swear words?  :zoinks:
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: Icequeen on May 26, 2011, 04:28:23 PM
I also have problems with finding words, I know what I want to say, but it gets lost somewhere between my brain and my mouth and I'll pronounce words wrong or say the wrong word totally. Annoying as hell.

Now when someone really pisses me off past the point of no return it's a different story, I'm very proficient with sentence enhancers. :laugh:

 "Sentence enhancers,"  would those by any chance be  swear words?  :zoinks:

Worse than a sailor. :laugh:

I think I hung out in the garage with dad too much when he was working on the car. ::)
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 26, 2011, 04:30:39 PM
I also have problems with finding words, I know what I want to say, but it gets lost somewhere between my brain and my mouth and I'll pronounce words wrong or say the wrong word totally. Annoying as hell.

Now when someone really pisses me off past the point of no return it's a different story, I'm very proficient with sentence enhancers. :laugh:

 "Sentence enhancers,"  would those by any chance be  swear words?  :zoinks:

Worse than a sailor. :laugh:

I think I hung out in the garage with dad too much when he was working on the car. ::)

 I'll bet that you make a lasting impression, and that people think twice before pissing you off again!   :2thumbsup:
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: "couldbecousin" on March 12, 2017, 07:42:09 AM
I very occasionally stutter a tiny bit.  More annoying is my inability to express my anger directly to the people I'm angry at.
 
*cough* BOSS *cough*   :bangbang:

 It isn't technically a speech impediment, but my vocabulary fails me when I need it most, and I can't even raise my voice convincingly.

  Wow, there's a blast from the past!  But I've come a long way since then.  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Speech impairment in celebrities
Post by: "couldbecousin" on March 12, 2017, 08:58:46 AM
Yes, pragmatic speech ability can be an impairment.

  From the Wikipedia entry on pragmatic language impairment:  :orly:


   "The current view, therefore, is that the disorder has more to do with communication and
   information processing than language.  For example, children with semantic pragmatic disorder
   will often fail to grasp the central meaning or saliency of events.  This then leads to an
   excessive preference for routine and "sameness" (seen in autism and Asperger's syndrome)
   as PLI children struggle to generalize and grasp the meaning of situations that are new;
   it also means that more difficulties occur in a stimulating environment than in a one-to-one setting."


   BOOM.  I've realized for years that I have trouble at times generalizing, applying what I've learned
   from one situation to a similar new one.  I've recognized for years that I have (or used to have) trouble
   seeing the 'big picture" in the routine at work, so it took me a long time to learn the job.  The ADD
   meds have definitely made it easier for me, but still I find changes in routine unsettling.  :orly: