What kind of speech problem causes one to say / instead of: renember/remember, Optober/October, euge/huge....?

Question

My friend has a new job working with surety bonds. He can't say "surety". He says churdity. When he was a kid, he was the one who said "pascetti" instead of spaghetti. Now he says "Renember the euge storm in Optober?" It really affects his self image. What kind of help is available?

Thanks,

Vig

Answer 1

Im a speech therapist, and it sounds like it is a substitution error.  He should get in touch with a speech and language therapist.  You can go to asha.org to look up some more information.  There is also a search you can perform for speech therapists in your area to do private practice, just search for Speech and Language Pathologist.