# Pronunciations even experts disagree on

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> [@alovem](#):
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> Who in their right mind would claim otherwise?

You, explicitly, in your very next sentence.

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> I use the word lisp as a description of the consonant sound, without implying that there’s any kind of speech impediment.

That’ not _implying_ it’s a speech impediment, it’s outright asserting it. It’s the wrong description, and it’s offensive.

> [@alovem](#):
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> There’s probably a more technical word to describe it, but it’s common IME to refer to that as lisping.

A lot of offensive language is common. We have a current active thread discussing many examples.

[The shifting tides of racist language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shifting-tides-of-racist-language/977841)

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