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Impressed By Sardonicus' Perfect Diction!


Given that he can't move his lips he manages bilabial sounds quite well. (Yes, I knew there was a name for that, and it took quite a few searches to find it!) He could have made a fortune as a ventriloquist.

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Ha ha. Well, as the Baron explains he hired the best of the best to assist him in reacquiring his powers of speech. What he doesn't explain is how he went from being a humble rustic of presumably little education to an articulate fellow with an extensive vocabulary, as well as perfect carriage and deportment.

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Presumably the same way he learned to talk without moving his lips, hired people to teach him.

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