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1. Plosives sounds (P, b, d, t). These are the most common sounds I struggled on, and the most common ones that still slip out. Also, pretty much all softer sounding words. Alliteration is a pain. 2. Quite often, I’d find myself skirting around certain words or using hand signals to convey meaning. For example, I’ve never been able to say the word “three” properly, so what I used to do is flash three fingers up, and then carry on with the conversation. “Give me that” would become “give me *points at thing*”. 3. If someone finished the word for me, i just carried on with what I was gonna say, albeit with a nod of acknowledgment. I really didn’t mind if people interjected with the correct word, it sped things up. However, that’s certainly not the case with everyone. Some people would clam up, some people would be offended, some people would just be upset. It depends on the person. Some general tips include not making the stutter a personality trait. We’re just regular people. Show a normal side to the stutterer or something, but don’t make them “that guy who has a stutter”. Also, most (if not all) stutterers know exactly what they want to say, it’s the execution that’s the issue.