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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Stutter

Do 'stumble' (speech) and 'stutter' mean the same thing more or less? (with the exception that stutter describes a speech impediment while stumbling can happen to anyone)

  

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stutter - repeating the first part of a word stumble - a more general term for having speech problems, eg realizing you are mispronouncing a word.

  • stutter - repeating the first part of a word stumble - a more general term for having speech problems, eg realizing you are mispronouncing a word.
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stutter - repeating the first part of a word

stumble - a more general term for having speech problems, eg realizing you are mispronouncing a word.

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