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Default Re: I hear that...

Causes stammering is grammatically correct and more natural than causes a stammer. However, in terms of meaning it's not really accurate. I think you mean causes hesitation . Stammering is a speech problem that affects an individual all the time - not just because of a specific problem at one moment - and which may have genetic or neurological causes, whereas what Nelson is describing is insecurity about making a mistake when speaking a foreign language. A different issue.
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