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From: Mallory Domingue
Date: 10/12/01
Time: 6:57:04 PM
Remote Name: 152.163.213.179
Hello. As a stutterer, and a co-author of a paper in this very conference, i understand everything you feel. "We’re a walking Thesaurus, able to sound fluent for hours, days and even years, using synonyms we can pronounce in place of so many words we can’t." This idea is a point in my own paper, which is actually my freshman english journal. This technique of avoidance works wonders if you're older with a more extensive vocabulary than most high school sophomores. But, I am a sophomore and when I cant say the common word and have to use a synonym, my friends usually don't know the meaning of that synomyn. This creates a new problem all in itself.I'm sure you came into contact with this problem when you were younger, so i'm glad to see that i'm not the only one using that avoidance method. Other stutters are probally happy to know that its not just them either. I'm glad to see that you're getting help. Thank you for sharing! Mallory Domingue