2006-11-03 06:19:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Sammy the snake.
2006-11-03 06:27:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's from old english for a word that means "to speak falteringly"... the S in there is simply a coincidence...a funny one, but a coincidence nonetheless.
By the way, had you taken just a moment to pay attention while you posted this question, you might have noticed that MANY other people have asked it before...
http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=AnJvAfFnD688l1mzJFzQz6YezKIX?p=the+word+lisp
2006-11-03 14:28:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can blame Old English for many of the strange things in our language.
[From Middle English lispen, to lisp, from Old English -wlyspian (in Äwlyspian, to lisp), from wlisp, lisping.]
-MM
2006-11-03 17:55:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah thats kinda cruel i suppose. I think lisps are cute.
2006-11-03 14:22:31 · answer #4 · answered by herbal ashtray 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol, good question. Some one with a sense of humour.
2006-11-03 14:22:03 · answer #5 · answered by Ahwell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somebody mean
2006-11-03 14:21:33 · answer #6 · answered by Starlight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some really cruel bloke from stratford upon avon called geoff....
2006-11-03 14:22:36 · answer #7 · answered by Andy_T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For that matter shouldn't the word "vacant" be spelled "vacnt"
2006-11-03 14:23:26 · answer #8 · answered by Huey from Ohio 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If they left it out, I guess it would just be "lip" then
2006-11-03 14:22:30 · answer #9 · answered by Casey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some one intelligent . and I've seen this before..
2006-11-03 15:56:11 · answer #10 · answered by StarShine G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋