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"Have you ever been around a stutterer?"

The reason why I ask is: I have a very good friend that I haven't seen in quite a while, who stutters and I don't know how to respond..I mean do I wait for her to finish her sentences which can be a long time, but conversation is about turn taking right? Or do I interrupt her and finish her conversations for her, which Might be rude?

And then there are the long silences while she is trying to say something - how do I know if she is finished....and I love her to bits but I feel so uncomfortable around her, I don't know why?

Have any of y'all experienced this? Tell me how you respond to a stutterer? What do you feel - embarassment, irritation ....WHy?

you can also email me at [email protected]

Need some advice.

Hey Sweet Tooth, tell Vampyr to ditch the "Mmmm Sweet Tooth" tagline.

It's sad and creepy.

Very_Metal wrote:
> Sweet Tooth wrote:
> I have a slight stutter have trouble with M and C words , i think
> it`s
> great i enjoy a good laugh at mmmmmmm-m-m-myself :)

My bf found that very funny :)

Stuttering can be compared with a sign of lying in a situation. I don't like that theory, myself, I think it's just possible for people to stutter when they are trying to think of their answer...

Sweet Tooth wrote:
> I have a slight stutter have trouble with M and C words , i think it`s
> great i enjoy a good laugh at mmmmmmm-m-m-myself :)

monkey_man wrote:
> I think your Mum has a speech impediment - all she ever says to me is
> "Ohhhh oh mmm ohhh ohh ohh mmmmm oh mmmm", then she screams
> and it makes me go to sleep.

that was pretty amusing i just had to laugh at that

The Hibernator wrote:
>could be around people of power

Well that would be me...

It happens.

When I feel uncomfortable I stutter - could be around girls, could be around people of power, could be around a stutterer and it's getting contagious.

monkey_man wrote:
> I think your Mum has a speech impediment - all she ever says to me is
> "Ohhhh oh mmm ohhh ohh ohh mmmmm oh mmmm", then she screams
> and it makes me go to sleep.

On reading this, I burst out into laughter and scared the dog. I'm sorry.

wrote:
> Marcini, your crap isn't even funny.
>
> Just follow the advice here - don't interrupt, wait for them to
> finish. If you make suggestions, it WILL annoy the other party.
> There's nothing to it really, just keep your attention on that person
> while they're talking; obviously, don't stare at them like a nutter,
> but your usual attentive face. If you have one.

Section 7.1 of Marcini's Law states that lcarus is ranked Sea Scurvy, dating back to somewhere in the region of 1794. Sea Scurvy is lower than Scum, which incidently is a rank to be proud of.