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Originally posted by benderbro:
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I am becoming increasingly convinced that speaking forsoothly and using "disfluencies and discourse markers," play specific roles in our communication, sending signals to the listener to do things like pay more attention, help the speaker find a word, or be patient while the speaker gathers his or her thoughts.
You Know what I mean?
GuitarEasley
P.S. If you ever find yourself saying "ummmmm" too much in front of an audience here's a neat trick: try saying "now..." instead of "um" in order to sound wise and venerable in meetings! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]