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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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It's very common to find learners stutter when speaking a new foreign language. Is the choice of 'stutter' correct?
  

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Perhaps 'stumble' might be good, I'm sure there are other good words and phrases. d

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Perhaps 'stumble' might be good, I'm sure there are other good words and phrases.
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AnonymousIs the choice of 'stutter' correct?
It's OK, but I prefer 'stammer'. Look up both words in a dictionary to find out why.

CJ
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The context is more like not grasping the topic/theme, lacking vocabulary
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AnonymousThe context is more like not grasping the topic/theme, lacking vocabulary
Right, and 'stutter' usually refers to a physical problem in which people repeat the first sound of a word several times before they manage to say the word, even in their native language.

CJ
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flounder ?

or in extreme cases, founder...

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