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18 Feb 2017

John Rentoul on Twitter: ""Uh" and "um" are not mistakes but two distinct words. From Brian Christian, The Most Human Human https://t.co/4ti5xMimZ7"

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    Title: John Rentoul on Twitter: ""Uh" and "um" are not mistakes but two distinct words. From Brian Christian, The Most Human Human https://t.co/4ti5xMimZ7"
    Link: https://twitter.com/johnrentoul/status/831890117551857665

    Different pauses, implying: a) You know how long you are gonna pause before saying the word, b) Different words in our minds