Lorenzo García-Amaya : Why do we, like, hesitate when we, um, speak?

Lorenzo García-Amaya·TED-Ed

Why do we, like, hesitate, when we um, speak?

Summary 

In the article, l was happy somehow because Japanese hesitation words, “eto” and “ano” appeared. “Um” and “uh” are American’s and it’s called a kind of hesitation phenomenon. In fact, it doesn’t seem to be just a habit. This is a sign for others to start speaking, a signal that you’re not finished, a time for your speech to catch up with your thoughts, or to find out the right words. And then, listers are more likely to remember a word after your hesitation and they can follow, interpret and predict what you’re trying to say easily.  

Furthermore, the second-language learner can signal their new found fluency by using the appropriate hesitation phenomenon, I think so too because I who am learning the second-language feel that to be able to use it well means to speak well!!

A conclusion is that seemingly, we think that  “eto” “ano” “Um” and “uh”  are senseless sounds, however, it can convey a world of meaning.