I enjoyed Gregg Opelka’s op-ed about verbal tics (“Verbal Tics Are Kinda Annoying,” Nov. 16). They seem to reflect a lack of confidence, or else they are a false attempt to appear to be seeking ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — Have you heard of augmentative and alternative communication or AAC? It refers to all types of communication other than speech that people use to express their thoughts, needs, ...

I had a superb high-school English teacher, Virginia Steinmetz, in 1963. She termed verbal tics “vocalized pauses” (“Verbal Tics Are Kinda Annoying” by Gregg Opelka, op-ed, Nov. 16). She also carried ...

Speech pathology is a growing field for people who want to help others speak and communicate more effectively. Speech pathologists are experts in the physical and cognitive elements of spoken language ...