More importantly, why do so many nerds have lisps and speech problems?
Among other things, it could be linked to some brain wiring stuff for how we learn. I had a speech impediment as a child and my biggest issue was r sounds. Weird in hindsight but I also was reading middle school material by the time I was finishing first grade so. :/ Who knows, maybe the fact I was not socializing as much was why I didn't get exposed to how r sounds are pronounced enough to naturally pick up on it.There's also that brief period as an infant where I was deaf for a few weeks or months and afterwards I became extremely picky.
But then there's tons of other nerds I've met who had speech impediments as kids too.
Most outgrow them. But then I have met more than a few who still have them. Lots of wa wu wo noises on sounds that shouldn't have them.
Pretty much me too. ---
while driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and I instinctively swerved to miss it, thanks a lot Mario Kart.