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I want to know what's the cause of stuttering?
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Dont know exactly: "stuttering is a disruption in the fluency of verbal expression characterized by involuntary, audible or silent, repetitions or prolongations of sounds or syllables these are not readily controllable and may be accompanied by other movements and by emotions of negative nature such as fear, embarrassment, or irritation strictly speaking, stuttering is a symptom, not a disease" http://www.Plosbiolo.
Answered 12/29/2013
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