You don’t think it’s possible to misunderstood or misrepresent yourself with a stutter? Gosh I feel like constantly switching out words for synonyms, changing phrasing, tone or even topics means that’s what I’m doing most of the time. At the moment, in a bad patch, even with my sibling who I live with and is my closest friend and family member, nothing comes out organically. Have you never felt trapped by the misrepresentation of your stutter? Out of interest - what is your profession? And what hobbies do you take part in? I’d be interested to hear about your experience of academia with a speech impediment, as mine was very challenging.