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A speech impediment that strikes vampires (and other fanged creatures, as well), where their spoken s's become ths or, more often, shs. Here's the technical explanation for why it happens: False teeth tend to cause sibilants (s, soft c, like the first c in "circus", and sometimes z) to be mispronounced because the prosthetics force a change in the position of the tongue. Interdentals (th) are made by the tongue going against the upper incisors - sibilants are more likely to be mispronounced as interdentals when the incisors are altered or missing, as with fake buck teeth or missing front teeth More common with prosthetic fangs are for the sibilants to become post-alveolar fricatives (sh), caused by the tongue being forced back by the wider and longer canines. For example, listen to anythin

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  • Fang Thpeak
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  • A speech impediment that strikes vampires (and other fanged creatures, as well), where their spoken s's become ths or, more often, shs. Here's the technical explanation for why it happens: False teeth tend to cause sibilants (s, soft c, like the first c in "circus", and sometimes z) to be mispronounced because the prosthetics force a change in the position of the tongue. Interdentals (th) are made by the tongue going against the upper incisors - sibilants are more likely to be mispronounced as interdentals when the incisors are altered or missing, as with fake buck teeth or missing front teeth More common with prosthetic fangs are for the sibilants to become post-alveolar fricatives (sh), caused by the tongue being forced back by the wider and longer canines. For example, listen to anythin
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  • A speech impediment that strikes vampires (and other fanged creatures, as well), where their spoken s's become ths or, more often, shs. Here's the technical explanation for why it happens: False teeth tend to cause sibilants (s, soft c, like the first c in "circus", and sometimes z) to be mispronounced because the prosthetics force a change in the position of the tongue. Interdentals (th) are made by the tongue going against the upper incisors - sibilants are more likely to be mispronounced as interdentals when the incisors are altered or missing, as with fake buck teeth or missing front teeth More common with prosthetic fangs are for the sibilants to become post-alveolar fricatives (sh), caused by the tongue being forced back by the wider and longer canines. For example, listen to anything The Master says in Buffy season one. When he comments, "Nice dress", he pronounces it "Nishe dresh", not "Nithe dreth". Fang Thpeak can be called to the audiensh'sh attention in two waysh: 1. * When the writersh make no effort to avoid shibilantsh, charactersh who have fangsh will alwaysh shpeak thish way, or, 2. * When the people writing the show, having one actor (or more) who wear a fang proshthetic, go out of their way to try to write dialogue avoiding the letter "S". An attempt of that nature will very likely end with the character having a rather odd vocabulary and pattern of word choishe. And the shibelentsh that do get through are glaring. The same thing happens to a slightly lesser degree to people who wear upper dentures, and orthodontic retainers. Again, it's the mouthpiece interfering with the position of the tongue. Other consistent mispronunciations include ventriloquists substituting g or v for b, and f for p -- it's nearly impossible to pronounce a b or p sound without noticeable movement of the lips. Related to Vampire Vords and Sssssnaketalk. Though Joss Whedon uses it, not related to Buffy-Speak at all. Exampleth
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