Here is some good advice on how to speak with stutterers, as published by all the leading stuttering organisations. Perhaps if you can learn the basics of how to communicate with others who stutter, you might learn empathy. # Reacting when someone stammers The way you react can be important. * **It can be tempting to suggest they 'slow down', 'relax' or 'stop and breathe'. This just shows that you're more focused on** ***how*** **they speak, than on** ***what*** **they're saying. Most people who stammer find such advice intrusive and embarrassing.** [https://stamma.org/get-help/supporting-someone-who-stammers/conversation-someone-stammers](https://stamma.org/get-help/supporting-someone-who-stammers/conversation-someone-stammers) I'm not sure why you want to denigrate stutterers but I know the world is full of cruel insensitive people.