What is verbally fluent?

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15 May 2018, 4:42 pm

What does the term “verbally fluent” mean?

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15 May 2018, 6:19 pm

"Verbally fluent," to me, means you can speak in complete sentences, pronounce the majority of words properly, have proper rhythm in your speech, and be able to convey your ideas clearly to people through oral speech.

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15 May 2018, 6:22 pm

speaking at a "normal" speed

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15 May 2018, 8:09 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

I speak in simple sentences with a lot of pausing, pronounce most words correctly, speech rhythm is odd, and I struggle/flat out fail to convey my ideas clearly to people through oral speech. Is this fluently verbal to you?

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15 May 2018, 8:11 pm

It doesn't sound "fluent" to me, how you describe how you speak.

I'd have to actually hear you speak in order to determine whether you're "fluent." Maybe you're hard on yourself.

I feel like I speak fluent, but not perfectly.

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15 May 2018, 8:47 pm

I never heard that term before but I assume it means exactly what it sounds like :p

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15 May 2018, 8:49 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

I’m not particularly hard on myself when it comes to my speech.

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16 May 2018, 11:30 am

kraftiekortie wrote:

Your criteria were kind of strict.

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16 May 2018, 1:23 pm

I see what you mean.

I really wouldn't be able to tell unless I actually heard you speak.

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16 May 2018, 1:42 pm

"verbally fluent" would be typical NT speech. Not sounding nervous, not speaking at speed, not stuttering. Basically, not what most of us do, I suspect. I can speak at extreme speed. People just can't process it.

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16 May 2018, 1:46 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

I see what you mean.

I really wouldn't be able to tell unless I actually heard you speak.

How are you today?

I've been planning to do an autism interview on my YouTube channel. I'll let you know when it's up and you'll hear how I speak then. It might not be for a while.

I'm really tired today.

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16 May 2018, 6:08 pm

Please tell me when this happens. I'll go immediately to YouTube (when I could) to listen to you.

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