Speaking properly

[desidudecool]

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stutter err...man this thing can catch on...lol

[Sadiyah]

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@shweetdreamz

when i was a FOB i used to say GAWD (GOD) Vottar (Water) and Caugh (cough)

im so much more cooler now

LOL! How would you pronounce caugh? ca-ugh?

Referring back to the topic, I gotta get rid of a whole bunch of words as well. Just recently I had a mock interview and I unconsciously kept using the word ‘stuff’ in literally every other sentence.

[SolarOceans]

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@shweetdreamz

when i was a FOB i used to say GAWD (GOD) Vottar (Water) and Caugh (cough)

im so much more cooler now

Sure you are babe

[Sara516]

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Mfs, i think im like you, ewhen I was younger i read ALOT, babysitters club, sweet valley, then Vc andrews then NOra Roberts.. yeah not xactly high class fiction .. im still able to spot grammatical mistakes for the better part, but arghh.. im an english major, i shud be more eloquent n well spoken..

[Pakap]

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Heres my input lol,

If you find yourself using "like" or "ya know" excessively, then it means that in you're head you're thinking "what I just said didnt make any sense" and thats why you follow up with better phrasing of you're idea with a "ya know" or "like " in between. I think to overcome this, you have to be absolutely sure of what you are trying to say before you say it. Follow Bush's example, if you have something in mind, say it, if you dont, silently glare at your audience. Self-confidence also plays a part in this. Dont let your listner intimdate you. As a last point, practice as much as you can, I used to carry out hours long conversations with myself in my head and it definately helped.

Hope this helped you stutterers. :D

[Sara516]

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@shweetdreamz

when i was a FOB i used to say GAWD (GOD) Vottar (Water) and Caugh (cough)

im so much more cooler now

Ure still a fob !! Cmon, salwar kameez with the kurta down to ure calves and PUMAS?? I was embarrassed to be seen wit u in the public

[Afshi]

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@Sara516

Mfs, i think im like you, ewhen I was younger i read ALOT, babysitters club, sweet valley, then Vc andrews then NOra Roberts.. yeah not xactly high class fiction .. im still able to spot grammatical mistakes for the better part, but arghh.. im an english major, i shud be more eloquent n well spoken..

lol…we used to read the same books!!! glad to know that im not the only one..lol…although i stopped at VC Andrews..never got Nora Roberts…do u stutter often???

[WitchDr]

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@Sara516

I stutter. I use “like” “ya know” and those type of words too much now when talking and even posting here or in msn/aim convos with friends. I remember a time when speaking that way was reserved for “airheads” or stupid girls and even if we spoke it, it took some sort of effort to keep writing “like”.. but im finding that to be my second nature now I’ve yet to make this mistake on any academic paper, my resume or even in an email to a professor so I’m not too worried.. but I’m gonna–going to start applying for jobs and internships soon so I have to be able to NOT stutter or talk like a valley grl.. any suggestions? :halo:

Sara! I think, at times, you are too hard on yourself. F! the others. Be original. You are fine…

[Soomro]

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Must be the newyorki in you sara

[Muzna]

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"silently glare at your audience"

I love it!

I'm gonna try that at my interview tomorrow.

[nia_khan]

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@shweetdreamz

when i was a FOB i used to say GAWD (GOD) Vottar (Water) and Caugh (cough)

im so much more cooler now

for some odd reason you reminded me of grri water *crying it tasted so good.