I’m chopping onions, that’s why there are tears in my eyes.
Glorious!
That gave me a genuine smile.
I have a friend who also stutters, or, I found out he stutters after knowing him for a few months.
Apparently he uses a similar technique where he “sings” what he wants to say in a slightly higher-pitched voice when talking in a professional setting. He sounds totally normal when using it, but you’re not in doubt when he doesn’t.
I’m sure it took a lot of training to master it.
I want to believe
https://stamurai.com/blog/stuttering-and-singing-what-we-understand/
On a related note (heh) walking and dancing are also controlled by different brain areas. One of my neighbours has episodes of neurologic muscle spasms that can make her unable to even stand… So when it happens she starts shimmying sideways, or doing little hops. She’s absolutely adorable.
