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My native tongue is English. I've learned both Chinese (my parents are Chinese) and Spanish. In Spanish, my stutter was roughly the same, but in Chinese, my stutter is 10x worse. I don't know why, and...

Normally I would agree, but I became very conscious of my speech during my teenage years- before that time, I though everyone was lying about the lisp. I'll see if I can find more. The only things I ...

You could also try saying, 'Yes?' or 'Yeah?'. I like saying it arrogantly, just sounds so cool! Till the very next sentence when the stutter kicks in and all the coolness is shattered......

Today was a bad day...

Today was a bad day... It was pretty bad today for me. Nothing out of the ordinary schedule, had quite a few points to make in class (in grad school atm) and stuttered through the lot of it. Repeated ...

I'm Dutch and had to learn English, German and French. I stutter a lot when reading, no matter what language. Dutch and German are allright when speaking, but English and French are terrible when spea...

Vowels seem to be the hardest for me. Words like electronic, agoraphobic (one of my favorite bands is called agoraphobic nosebleed), really and vowel beginning word with more than two syllables. My st...

Me too, although as I've said before blocking isn't as big of a problem for me anymore. Mainly those damn S's and F's....

I've actually got over blocking quite a bit recently, especially t's. Although, my 'd' sounds often end up sounding like a 't'. ...

My biggest problems are blocking, adding tons of interjections to my sentences and prolongation....

I block all the time, then repeat words and I get stuck on certain vowels...

Are there "types" of stutter?

Are there "types" of stutter? I've known a couple of people who have stuttered, but neither of them have stuttered like I do. I don't often have trouble with vowels, but usually I'll go 'sssssss', 'ff...

Do you stutter when speaking foreign languages?

Do you stutter when speaking foreign languages? Hi guys, I know we're not allowed to give out personal information so I'll keep it as vague as possible. I've been living abroad for the past 10 years ...

Answering the phone

Answering the phone I never had any difficulty answering the phone up until a year ago. I now find it incredibly hard to say "hello" so whenever my phone rings I get terrible anxiety. The only way I ...

Stuttering when speaking another language/stuttering on certain letters.

Stuttering when speaking another language/stuttering on certain letters. So, like most of you I imagine, I've stuttered since I started talking. Over the years, I've managed to really beat it down, an...

And if you think before you speak, do you still have those short stops? When you have those short stops, do you know the word you want to say or are you looking for the right word to say? When you say...

I'm European so English is my second language and I am almost perfectly fluent when speaking to myself in English. I don't know how or why, but I can flawlessly say any word or tricky letter when I'm ...

1) My stutter is overt. People watching me talk easily realise I am stuttering. 2) I would say my stutter's severity score varies depending upon the situation. When I am having routine, mundane conve...

It is both, unfortunately. On words like "fire" or "registration" I keep repeating the first letter. On words like "customer", I get stuck or blocked on the first letter....

Can I ask if your stutter is blocking or repetition?...

How do colds/sinus infections impact your fluency?

How do colds/sinus infections impact your fluency? I'm battling a nasty sinus infection and am about to order take out as my other half will be home late tonight. I'm practicing our order with my cat ...