The Things That Keep Me Up at Night
The word "lisp'
Katy Crawford
Issue date: 3/5/10 Section: Entertainment
Whose cruel idea was it for the word "lisp" to have an "s" in it?
People who speak with a lisp have a hard enough time without having to explain their condition using the term "lisp."
So not only can they not pronounce the letter "s" but they have to say "I have a lisp" also, to do what? Give an example?
The Online Etymology Dictionary says the word "lisp" comes from the Old English word "awlyspian."
I guess they are better off saying "lisp" than "awlyspian" but what jerk made the word have an "s" in the first place?
I guess it will just remain to be something that keeps me up at night.
People who speak with a lisp have a hard enough time without having to explain their condition using the term "lisp."
So not only can they not pronounce the letter "s" but they have to say "I have a lisp" also, to do what? Give an example?
The Online Etymology Dictionary says the word "lisp" comes from the Old English word "awlyspian."
I guess they are better off saying "lisp" than "awlyspian" but what jerk made the word have an "s" in the first place?
I guess it will just remain to be something that keeps me up at night.
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