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It certainly is old – Demosthenes was 4th century BC. The indistinctness and lisping in his speech he used to correct and drive away by taking pebbles in his m
by yesenadam 7y ago
It certainly is old – Demosthenes was 4th century BC.
The indistinctness and lisping in his speech he used to correct and drive away by taking pebbles in his mouth and then reciting speeches. - Plutarch's Lives, Demosthenes
- big_chungus 7y agoNot just that, he would shout over the ocean with pebbles in his mouth. I'm sort of wondering how he didn't damage his voice, though.