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TIL that the whistle sound some people make when pronouncing words with “s” is called a whistling sibilant, which is a type of speech impediment. It’s caused when air escapes over the teeth in a way that creates a whistle during sounds like “s” and “z.” Some people casually call it a “whistling S.”

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