I think I notice that that people use placeholder words like “um” and “uh” in situations where they’d otherwise pause in order to prevent others from interjecting, because the speaker wants to continue saying what they want to say without being interrupted. I think this is subconscious though. (And not necessarily a bad thing.)
I think I notice that that people use placeholder words like “um” and “uh” in situations where they’d otherwise pause in order to prevent others from interjecting, because the speaker wants to continue saying what they want to say without being interrupted. I think this is subconscious though. (And not necessarily a bad thing.)