gideon doodle inspired by this tweet
oh fuck this is a really good hill i gotta die on this
rich people seeing mount everest
someone in a fanfic: s-stutters in embarrassment
me, closing the tab: sorry I must go
When people stutter, they usually reword what they’re saying as they speak, and subconsciously insert “filler words” such as “uh, like, you know,” and etc.
*puts on speech therapist hat*
ACTUALLY! It depends on why they are stuttering.
A Nervous Stutter results in what is called Mazing, or rewording the sentence. That is the classic “I, um… well I… look it’s just that… so we…” that @hellishhues is talking about. When someone is mazing their words you’re seeing a form of Speech Apraxia where the brain is having trouble forming verbal speech. This can be brought on by brain damage, memory loss, anxiety, nerves, and several other things.
The root cause of a nervous stutter is a disconnect between the mouth and the brain.
With this you will also sometimes see the classic “S-s-s-sorry…” especially if the person has been training to speak clearly and is now at a point of fatigue or stress where they are not mentally capable of forming the words.
The other kind of stutter is a Physical Stutter, sometimes referred to as slurring, and another facet of Speech Apraxia. This stutter is caused when the muscles of the mouth, tongue, and throat are physically unable to form certain sounds. This is most often seen in the very young and victims of brain trauma.
Sounds are acquired at different ages, so a 2-year-old will probably not be able to clearly pronounce certain words (which is why toddler sound so off when they’re written with developed dialogue). These mis-pronunciations are sometimes referred to as lisping, but only if the sounds are run together. If the person starts and restarts the sound because they got it wrong, it can also sound like the classic sound stutter.
But it all depends on why the character is stuttering!
Do they have Speech Apraxia, Audio Processing Disorder, muscle dysfunction, or another medical reason to stutter? (1)
Are they stuttering because of anxiety, stress, or fatigue? (2)
Does the stutter stem from intoxication or blood loss? (3)
All of those will sound different!
1 - Will have mazing, repeated sound stutters, and be the classic stutter that annoys OP.
2 - This is where you’ll see the repetition stutter, mazing, rephrasing, and filler words.
3 - This is where you are more likely to see starts and stops and slurring of words.
My mum has apraxia and I just wanted to say that’s one of the most concise and clear ways I’ve seen it explained, thank you!
This is like the people always mocking “X let out the breath they didnt know they were holding” as an unrealistic cliche. Just because you dont realize its real doesnt mean its not real
I have a physical stutter and was in speech therapy for 10 years and @lianabrooks hits the nail on the head with her explanation. There are many different types of stuttering, with different causes. Thank you!
XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS 2.05 | “Return of Callisto”
“She had a decided chin and a nose that… put [Nona] in mind of those big poison desert cats” - Nona the Ninth page 359
Geological horror. You find a geode and crack it open and the crystal lining its walls is human blood that can't be genetically matched to anyone. You find a human skeleton but every one of the bones is made from rock, a rock that you know can't be whittled into those shapes. You find layers of clay and loam that sport ancient fossils at the top and the still-rotting corpses of modern animals at the bottom.
This reminds me of the blood river in Antarctica. For like a century scientists had no clue why this river looked like, acted like, and felt exactly like blood. Turns out it’s just really high in iron.
"Blood River in Antartica" yeah right there's no way a river looks like bl-
...nevermind
I remember learning in school that one day she was "too tired to get up". That is exactly what they told us.
Just zoomin
I love that the turtle is explicitly bothering the cat, rather than just zooming aimlessly around.
"Mom it's not supposed to BE that fast!"
This just in: Turtle gains speed and immediately becomes a menace to local cat. "Why is he chasing me? Why not explore the house?" Cat comments. More on this in the evening.
the only reason why ten year old girls are destroying stupidly overpriced products at sephora to make “skincare smoothies” is because they aren’t being given access to a yard with a variety of mud, sticks, rocks, puddles, and old ceramic planters to make potions in. the children yearn for the apothecary
Very good posting Elon
Oh it got better
Cannonball
Xena: Warrior Princess
Season one: the one where it goes from ‘f**k i’m gonna regret this’ to ‘f**k i love her’
Season two: the one where xena possesses a man’s body to kiss gabrielle through a magical spirit world don’t ask
Season three: the one where they have marriage problems
Season four: the one where they are soulmates forever and ever
Season five: the one where they become “mum and dad” to a female baby jesus
Season six: the one which confirms their 50 years of marriage and makes the network fume in a corner