He’s a comically exaggerated, negative example to remind us that clear enunciation is important. Donald’s buccal speech is difficult to understand and sometimes can be completely misinterpreted.
In the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit there is a hilarious piano duel between Daffy Duck and Donald Duck containing the following dialogue:
Daffy: “Does anybody understand what this duck is saying? I’ve worked with a lot of wise-quackers, but you are despicable.”
Donald: “doggone, stubborn little... I’m gonna - waah”.
Daffy: “This is the last time I work with someone with a speech impediment!”
Some have claimed that instead of saying “little” Donald “dropped the N-bomb” on Daffy. Snopes said that claim of racism was false. However, Donald did throw Daffy inside a grand piano, and then dropped the lid on him.
This post was inspired by Andrew Dlugan’s recent one on What can MIckey Mouse teach you about public speaking? The image of Donald is from Wikimedia Commons.
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