A Way with Words

Conversational Fillers

Posted by Grant Barrett on February 2, 2013 · Add Comment

Discourse Particles

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Facepalm and Headdesk

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Train Away Verbal Fillers

Posted by grantbarrett on April 9, 2011 · Add Comment

Is it really possible to change your style of speaking so that you stop using the verbal fillers um and you know? Yes, you can. Martha relates her experience with dialect-coach-to-the-stars Sam Chwat. He was adamant that by catching ourselves every time we use that conversational crutch, we can consciously train ourselves to avoid it. [...]
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Annoyed by Embololalia

Posted by Grant Barrett on June 18, 2010 · Add Comment

Um, are you, like, one of those people who, um, get, like, really annoyed, by, um, you know, like, um, lots of filler words in, you know, like, conversation? If it’s any comfort, there’s a great term for this. Can you say embololalia?
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