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What we get wrong about 'um' and 'uh,' with Valerie Fridland
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
The Effect of Delay on Listeners
An um or a signals to a listener, I'm going to take a minute. It also seems to signal to them a cognitive flag. So it said suggests there's new or important information coming up because we do notice that people, I'm a, a, before low frequency words before heavier cognitive tasks. The end result of that is that we are faster with our reaction time and can recognize objects.
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