> I'd be interested in knowing any statistics on the matter. Do you know of any? No, I wish! I don't think there's great research on things like this. >To me, the idea that stuttering is caused by nerves is a myth and misconception about what stuttering is. Many non-stutterers stutter in nervous situations themselves, so the fact that nerves can lead to less ability to control speech would also be seen in the same proportion of stutterers. Yes, well put. I agree. >Perhaps one thing contributing to my opinion is I don't get nervous very much or often. Yeah "perhaps"! Haha. >I am undoubtedly worse on the phone. I theorize it is because of the lack of reciprocity in face-to-face interactions. There is not that smooth sense of when the other person wants to say something, looking into people's eyes, reading their face, etc. It is pure speech and much more of a battle for me. Yup, I think this is probably a good general explanation of why the phone is usually so much harder.