I’m not sure I agree with you on that, but let’s agree on this - anyone who makes fun of stutterers deserves a serious beat down. Stutterers deserve our sympathy, not ridicule.
I have known a few stutterers, including one whose stutter was so severe she often would get stuck on nearly every word, and for a long time. I have always been patient, not because I like waiting around for a long time to hear what a person is going to say, but because I understand that it’s beyond their control and they are doing the best they can. I noticed that in a meeting, she stuttered about 10 times as much (maybe more) than when it was just the two of us talking. So I assume that stress can make stuttering much, much worse.
Have you ever had the experience of getting feedback on your phone and hearing yourself say everything a second time with a short time delay? I am pretty sure that a similar thing is going on in the brain of a stutterer. It is VERY hard to keep talking!
Also, stuttering is often caused when a parent or teacher forces a left-handed child to use his/her right hand instead.
>>I’m not sure I agree with you on that, but let’s agree on this - anyone who makes fun of stutterers deserves a serious beat down. Stutterers deserve our sympathy, not ridicule.
Sympathy, not ridicule? You’re not a stutterer, are you? We would really prefer something in between the two.