squigglydigglydoo:

the-kittens-of-voltron:

maddymayobsesses:

M-most people don’t t-talk like th-this when they st-stutter from n-nerves.

It’s more…it’s more like going back and…and starting over. Maybe repeating some, some words.

Bonus tip: this is ESPECIALLY true in thoughts. Thoughts are a lot more fluid than speech because there’s no physical barrier to get past when they form into words.

Thank you for the tips!

Stuttering like this is closer to what happens when somebody’s got a speech impediment that makes it difficult for them to form words. It’s not that it doesn’t happen, it’s just that it happens in different circumstances from what people think! Like OP said, somebody who’s got no speech impediment but is stuttering when they’re nervous is gonna sound more like:

“I… I don’t… This can’t… No, I-I don’t have ANY idea what’s happening here.”

…rather than:
“I-I d-don’t have an-ny id-d-dea what’s h-happening here!”