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My War With Words

One in every hundred adults has a stammer. It's typically recognised by a tense struggle to get words out. Stammering or stuttering varies tremendously from person to person. 

Many of those suffering from speech impediments are carrying out day-to-day jobs under intense and stressful situations where the effect of a stammer is put to the test.

So how do they cope?

Amy Matthews has been meeting servicemen dealing with the condition.

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