Comments on: Ummm… Like… http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/ Neil Kramer is a writer in Los Angeles. Citizen of the Month is his blog. Make yourself at home. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:07:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Miss Eight-oh-Five http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82496 Miss Eight-oh-Five Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:18:13 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82496 Neil - According to my sister, the speech therapist, the "um...like" habit is a non-worrisome form of "disfluency". A more severe form is stuttering. So, her suggestion is to just be aware when you are about to "um...like" and DON'T. And be happy you don't stutter. Neil -

According to my sister, the speech therapist, the “um…like” habit is a non-worrisome form of “disfluency”. A more severe form is stuttering. So, her suggestion is to just be aware when you are about to “um…like” and DON’T. And be happy you don’t stutter.

]]> By: The Cynical Girl http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82471 The Cynical Girl Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:41:39 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82471 You sound kind of british-noo-yawk without even getting henry higgins involved. You sound kind of british-noo-yawk without even getting henry higgins involved.

]]> By: elle http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82343 elle Tue, 08 Aug 2006 12:46:10 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82343 You are so adorable. You are so adorable.

]]> By: jaymarie http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82196 jaymarie Tue, 08 Aug 2006 03:28:05 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82196 wonderful, perfect laugh. don't change a thing. wonderful, perfect laugh.

don’t change a thing.

]]> By: claire http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82108 claire Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:19:29 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82108 Congrats on the spot, Neil! As for "um....like", my 12th grade English teacher made us start over any time we interjected either into our speech until we got through what we were saying without them. It was annoying as all get out to be corrected so often, but it greatly reduced my usage of them. Congrats on the spot, Neil!

As for “um….like”, my 12th grade English teacher made us start over any time we interjected either into our speech until we got through what we were saying without them. It was annoying as all get out to be corrected so often, but it greatly reduced my usage of them.

]]> By: Neil http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82066 Neil Mon, 07 Aug 2006 20:27:02 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82066 Sophia has started using an old Pavlovian technique to rid me of my "likes" and "ums." Brooke mentioned that they also use something similar in school speech classes. I now have a rubberband around my wrist, and if I use the evil words, my wrist gets snapped, either by her or myself. So, if I meet any of you in the near future and I say "um" or "like," feel free to cause me some pain. Sophia has started using an old Pavlovian technique to rid me of my “likes” and “ums.” Brooke mentioned that they also use something similar in school speech classes. I now have a rubberband around my wrist, and if I use the evil words, my wrist gets snapped, either by her or myself. So, if I meet any of you in the near future and I say “um” or “like,” feel free to cause me some pain.

]]> By: Sarcomical http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82065 Sarcomical Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:51:56 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82065 i do that all the time, too. i think it's, like, a really difficult plague on our, um, generation, you know? i had a professor in, um, college who taught phonetics and stuff and that really, like, ticked him the hell off. okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but you are not alone. ;) i do that all the time, too. i think it’s, like, a really difficult plague on our, um, generation, you know? i had a professor in, um, college who taught phonetics and stuff and that really, like, ticked him the hell off.

okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but you are not alone. ;)

]]> By: Heather B. http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82063 Heather B. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:36:01 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82063 I love finally hearing blogger's voices it's like a whole new world. Also, dude! You sound like you're straight out of Park Slope or something. I love finally hearing blogger’s voices it’s like a whole new world.
Also, dude! You sound like you’re straight out of Park Slope or something.

]]> By: EEK http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82047 EEK Mon, 07 Aug 2006 18:22:03 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82047 Was it weird to hear yourself talk on the radio? I remember singing into a tape recorder once as a kid, and when I played it back I thought my voice sounded really odd. Also, I'm a bad singer. Saying 'Ummm ... like' as a filler isn't that bad. Sometimes I like listening to people speak that aren't overly polished -- it makes them seem more natural. Was it weird to hear yourself talk on the radio? I remember singing into a tape recorder once as a kid, and when I played it back I thought my voice sounded really odd. Also, I’m a bad singer.

Saying ‘Ummm … like’ as a filler isn’t that bad. Sometimes I like listening to people speak that aren’t overly polished — it makes them seem more natural.

]]> By: Scarlet http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82033 Scarlet Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:41:03 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2006/08/06/ummm-like/#comment-82033 Congrats! I can't listen now at work, but will ASAP. I used to have a radio show and would find myself saying the weirdest things. Like my mouth moved faster than my brain or something. Congrats! I can’t listen now at work, but will ASAP. I used to have a radio show and would find myself saying the weirdest things. Like my mouth moved faster than my brain or something.

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