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5 Types of Stutterers

 

We all like to stutter in our own ways. Stuttering is such - a highly individual thing. There are many different types of stutterers. However, some share many characteristics, which enables stuttering categories to be formed...

Below are 5:

1. Introverted and Outgoing

These stutterers are those are enjoy and feel comfortable with their own company. But at the same time, they enjoy getting out and about and mixing with people. They stammer most when around others, but have fun at the same time. Having said this, they don't need to be the life and soul of the party.

2. Extroverted and Confident

These like to stutter the way they want to, when they want and who they want to with. They love the company of others and insist on stammering when around people. Their stammering is loud and secure. They can't stand being alone.

3. Pretentious and Try Hard

Pretentious stutterers are those who think they are better than other stutterers. However, they are fakers. They like to buy expensive clothing (even though they can't really afford them). They try and hang out in the hot spots where posh stutterers congregate. However, it still hasn't dawned on them,that these so called 'posh' stutterers are pretentious ones themselves!

4. Elegant and Genuine

These stutterers are the genuine posh ones and they know it. They usually stutter in the most stylish threads. They eat at the most expensive restaurants and are seen mixing in the 'high class' circles. They usually stutter in a posh accent and hold garden parties in the summer for other wealthy stutterers. They usually find the lives of simple and peaceful  stammerers quite fascinating (see below) and will take regular holidays to locations such as the Himalayas.

5. Simple and Peaceful

These are humble ones, satisfied with the simple things in life. They enjoy nature, healthy foods and like hanging out in quiet places like libraries. If you speak to stutterer who is wearing an old t-shirt and shorts, and look totally comfortable doing so, then you could be speaking to a simple and peaceful one. But remember, their stutter may be so quiet, you could miss it. However, it will always have an element of joy attached to it.

So there you have it. 5 types of stutterers!

Which category do you belong to?

Feel free to add your category to this list, if its not on there...

You Never Forget Your Stutter....

 

I spoke to a good friend yesterday whose birthday it was. He confessed he had forgotten it was his birthday. His wife dutifully reminded him of his special day and that he should do something to acknowledge it.

Now this is understandable. We are good at remembering stuff, but we are not that good. Humans forget things. We are constantly suffering from information overload. It's difficult enough to just absorb lots of information, let alone remember it!

What did you forget today? Maybe it's your spouse's birthday and you forgot? Get yourself down the card shop ASAP. I don't think I've forgotten anything so far. I'm sure when I look back at the end of the day, I will have done...

However there are certain things we never forget. Stuttering is an example.

We don't just leave our house and say "Oops, I forgot to bring my stutter as well!" :-)

STUTTER is the New Acronym for.....

 

Speakers That Uniquely Take Time, Enjoying Rabbiting!

For those who don't speak the Queen's English :-), Rabbiting is British slang for someone who talks a long time!

Now, if the world changed its definition of stutter, and used the acronym above instead, what do you think life might be like? :-)

Stuttering TomTom

My TomTom satellite navigator has developed a stutter.

I was going out to do some shopping in another city the other day. I had a rough idea of where I was going, but wasn't totally sure, but soon into my journey my TomTom became all dysfluent on me. The man's voice started to stammer and repeat words when telling me to go left and right. I was alarmed to say the least, but I managed to find the shopping centre using good old fashioned road signs in the end.

You may have remembered a while ago how I posted about how my TomTom had become one of my best friends...

Well, after the stuttering incident I came home and tried to see if I could find answers on the Web. Much to my amazement I wasn't the only one who's TomTom was blocking! I've come to a few conclusions:

1. It could be genetic. Other people who had trouble also had TomToms.

2. It could be persistent developmental stammering as I've had my TomTom for a while now.

3. However for my TomTom's stuttering there seems to be a cure. It seems I need to install updates! J

Why I Detest Shopping

It's boring. It's time consuming. I could be doing better things. BUT, I'm going to have to do it. I'm off to the States soon, and need to stock up on some winter woolies! Shopping has been a big topic in the Midlands over the past week with the opening of the new Highcross Shopping Centre, which cost £350 million, and took 15 years to make. Nope! Just kidding. I think it was around 2 years... If you are any where near Leicester, then get yourself down there. I've not been myself yet, but will do when things get quieter.

That's one of things I hate about shopping. Herds of people (hungry shoppers!), particularly during sales, scrapping over clothes like a pack of hyenas over raw flesh. No offence to those who enjoy this. It's just not for me. My idea of shopping is going first thing in the morning when the shops are just opening, and people are still snoring away in bed.

Did I forget to mention, that I would already have planned what I'm looking for, what quantity, and from where I would be buying? Then, my aim would be to head out, get the things I want, in the shortest space of time.

But what If I can't find what I want! Horror! Might this mean I'll have to go out again shopping!?

 

A world where everyone stutters

I had to chuckle to myself last week. I was at a meeting and I was talking to this guy. He was a charming guy who told me how he liked people who stutter. He said that he found people who stuttered to be really nice and humble. Humble? My friends, can we not relate to this? Finding it difficult to do what most people take for granted (namely being able to speak) can make one humble. But in general, and I mean I’m really generalising, people who stutter are pretty decent, humble and compassionate people.

Now, just for a moment use your imaginative powers. Imagine a world where everyone stutters. That’s right, the words you just read are correct. You are not going crazy (although I might beJ). Imagine you stutter, everyone around you stutters, your friends stutter and so do your boss and colleagues. What do you see? Put some colour into the picture now. What is it like? Now, just for fun add some sound to it and listen to yourself, and whoever else happens to be in your picture, just happily and merrily stuttering away. But do it with a feeling of compassion. Feel the compassion in yourselves, and those around you. Feel the decentness and humility in the world around you. A world where not only does everybody stutter, but they also live their lives adopting the general characteristics of people who stutter.

Don’t know about you, but it almost sounds like an ideal world...