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Every language has its own version of um. French has euh, Korean eum, Finnish öö, Russian eh; even sign languages have signs for um. The fact that most languages have some kind of um suggests that it serves a natural and important language function.

So what is this important language function? Why do people say um? Not because they are nervous. Scholarly studies of the word reveal that the use of um does not correlate with anxiousness or any particular personality traits. Rather, um is used to signal an upcoming pause—usually uh for a short pause and um for a longer pause. The pause may be needed in order to find the right word, remember something temporarily forgotten, or repair a mistake. Um holds the floor for us while we do our mental work. It buys some time for thinking.

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burgrs:

pitycomes2late:

burgrs:

when ur at ur friends house helping them put away the dishes 

*you’re *your

timeywimeyness:

Favorite Quotes by Episode - S02E013(b) - “Doomsday”

darth-serket:

AH AM JACK FROST AND AH’LL BE SHOOTIN’ FER MAH OWN HAND

esexist:

yeah there are a lot of fish in the sea but how many have low standards

egberts:

I FUCKING HATE YOU DRAKE

give me five characters/shows/celebrities/fandoms/whatever and i will put them in order from my favorite to least favorite. 

mixedbyziggy:

• rescue three white women who have been missing for a decade, and a baby
• become a national hero
• pull and even bosser move and tell the fbi to give the reward money to the victims
• media decides to dig into your past, and bring up your criminal record.

wonderful time to be black in america.

bloodyneptune:

So John Barrowman isn’t a part of the 50th. I hope BBC hires extra security because I have a feeling he will be there regardless.

iamthewalrustoned:

awaitingstoner:

7queues:

this should have more notes.

OMG A WITNESS 

this <3