Dear Queenie,
When you’re talking to someone with a speech problem like stuttering and you know what they’re trying to say, is it better to help them out by saying it for them or to just wait for them to get it out?—Frustrated listener
Dear Frustrated,
Wait – patiently, please!! – for them to get it out. How would you like it if someone interrupted you to finish your sentences? And who knows, you may be quite wrong about what they are trying to say, or at least about the word they are trying to use.
