# Speech impediment question

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speech-impediment-question/153399
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [February 7, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speech-impediment-question/153399 "2003-02-07T05:00:39Z")
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### Author: ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speech-impediment-question/153399/1 "2003-02-07T05:00:39Z")

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Is there a specific term for someone who talks, for lack of a better definition, like the gopher on Winnie the Pooh?

You know, whistling and extensive use of the “sh” sound?

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### Author: ![SnugTheJoiner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@SnugTheJoiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnugTheJoiner)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speech-impediment-question/153399/2 "2003-02-07T05:05:03Z")

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Sibilance.

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### Author: ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speech-impediment-question/153399/3 "2003-02-07T05:13:02Z")

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Huzzah, thank you.