postr/StutterOctober 29, 2018

Speaking in English is hard. Do you have any tips?

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Speaking in English is hard. Do you have any tips? Hello fellows! One of the tactics I am using to mitigate stuttering is replacing words, changing part of it, or changing the ordering of the words. I could very fast build a few sentences with the same meaning and tell the easiest one. I am lucky because my language does not have strict rules, words could be easily tweaked without changing the meaning. I am even able to use English words and everyone around understands me. Unfortunately, the English language is not the same. Strict ordering, little options to tweak the word makes very hard to speak in English. Mediocre vocabulary doesn't help either. But it is very hard to improve it without speaking to people. ​ I was alone in the USA a few months ago. Although people are extremely friendly and easy speaking, surviving USA was hardest in my life. ​ What could I do? I would like to come there again. Maybe even find a work there. But stuttering makes a visit unpleasant.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeEmployment & Career

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emotional_stateperceived_judgment