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Verbal Tic is a subtrope of Catchphrase, going by VT's description of "An exceptionally odd Catch-Phrase used to the point it seems more like a bodily emission than speaking." and is listed as such in Catch-Phrase.
The difference seems to be that the character doesn't actually control the Verbal Tic, while a Catchphrase is something they deliberately say.
Can a Catch-Phrase also be considered as a Verbal Tic, and vice-versa? How can I differentiate the two?