How to crisp up your S's

I haven't been the straightest of arrows with my speech from baseline, but now that half the time I talk, I'm speaking to a 7 month-old girl, things are getting out of control fabulous pretty quick. I sound like Perez Hilton. I think I need to work on crispening up my S's and maybe dropping a few octaves. Less nasal too. Anyone have any tips or experience straightening up their speech via speech therapy?

I have a particular problem with pronouncing 'th' properly in conversation. Often the number 'three' may sound instead like 'free'.

Context obviously means it's fairly irrelevant, but when I know where I'm going in conversation then I'll make sure to stick my tongue underneath my front teeth and really nail that 'th'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YxJiBzUtvM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5iL_pu5CNs

  On 2/24/2012 at 5:38 PM, Gary C said:

I have a particular problem with pronouncing 'th' properly in conversation. Often the number 'three' may sound instead like 'free'.

 

Context obviously means it's fairly irrelevant, but when I know where I'm going in conversation then I'll make sure to stick my tongue underneath my front teeth and really nail that 'th'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9CdgopSW0I

The american way of forcing those "th" sounds just sound like weird lispy heavy breathing

  On 2/24/2012 at 5:38 PM, Gary C said:

I have a particular problem with pronouncing 'th' properly in conversation. Often the number 'three' may sound instead like 'free'.

 

Context obviously means it's fairly irrelevant, but when I know where I'm going in conversation then I'll make sure to stick my tongue underneath my front teeth and really nail that 'th'.

i didn't realise that was a speech impediment. i just fought it was a regional accent fing.

Yeah, I just thought some English guys sounded like that.

  On 2/24/2012 at 7:15 PM, tauboo said:

  On 2/24/2012 at 5:38 PM, Gary C said:

I have a particular problem with pronouncing 'th' properly in conversation. Often the number 'three' may sound instead like 'free'.

 

Context obviously means it's fairly irrelevant, but when I know where I'm going in conversation then I'll make sure to stick my tongue underneath my front teeth and really nail that 'th'.

i didn't realise that was a speech impediment. i just fought it was a regional accent fing.

It may be actually. But I don't want to so clearly have a regional accent, then. Maybe it's high-faluting of me. I don't want to sound like I'm from the home counties either, but I certainly don't want to sound like I'm from EAST ANGLIA.

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I sound like Perez Hilton.

It's probably better to drop your S's entirely at this point. Crisp S's would only make it worse. If I was your mother in law, I would have kidnapped that 7 month old of yours. For HER sake!

jusht do a sean connery impression twenty-four sheven.

i used to go to speach therapy as a young child. worked well i guess.

  On 2/25/2012 at 4:03 AM, nene multiple assgasms said:

jusht do a sean connery impression twenty-four sheven.

yesh alexsh

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mixing a mild scouse accent with three years in glasgow has made me sound like an utter knobfiend

  On 2/24/2012 at 7:15 PM, tauboo said:

  On 2/24/2012 at 5:38 PM, Gary C said:

I have a particular problem with pronouncing 'th' properly in conversation. Often the number 'three' may sound instead like 'free'.

 

Context obviously means it's fairly irrelevant, but when I know where I'm going in conversation then I'll make sure to stick my tongue underneath my front teeth and really nail that 'th'.

i didn't realise that was a speech impediment. i just fought it was a regional accent fing.

it is! Maybe gary c also has a speech impediment tho. I love cockney london hilariousness. "We done da best in da weoeld!"

  On 2/25/2012 at 7:59 PM, dr lopez said:

  On 2/24/2012 at 7:15 PM, tauboo said:

  On 2/24/2012 at 5:38 PM, Gary C said:

I have a particular problem with pronouncing 'th' properly in conversation. Often the number 'three' may sound instead like 'free'.

 

Context obviously means it's fairly irrelevant, but when I know where I'm going in conversation then I'll make sure to stick my tongue underneath my front teeth and really nail that 'th'.

i didn't realise that was a speech impediment. i just fought it was a regional accent fing.

it is! Maybe gary c also has a speech impediment tho. I love cockney london hilariousness. "We done da best in da weoeld!"

Nah, it's just laziness. Often, I'll just go with an 'f' sound because I don't want to slow my speech with extra tongue-action. Unfortunately when I do emphasise the 'th' I often follow through with a rolling r and then I sound like a weirdo.

  On 2/25/2012 at 4:44 PM, Velazquez said:

[youtubehd]njexVZxjhJc[/youtubehd]

lol.. These are great.