FP Examples

How many of you know somebody who is uses filled pauses excessively or has a unique way of achieving hesitation? Judging by the feedback in this area, a lot!

98/02/19 - "you might be interested in a...piece of trivia"
98/02/20 - "Have you studied...the Kennedy dynasty"
98/02/20 - "The COO...is known for his filled pauses"
98/02/21 - "Try listening to...former New York Mayor Ed Koch..."
98/02/27 - "...Ronald Regan as the king of Filled Pauses."
98/02/28 - "If you listen to any of Princess Diana's...speeches"
98/03/02 - "my children use 'Yeah ?' in the interogative..."
98/03/03 - "I once had a Chinese Politics professor..."
98/03/02 - ""Why do people sound like they're asking a question...?"
98/03/03 - "How about 'can you dig it?'"
98/03/04 - "they fill the pause with a 'Choo, choo, choo,' sound."
98/03/04 - "a lady who uses 'I' (instead of 'um')"
98/03/05 - "In George Herbert's book 'Dune'..."
98/03/06 - "I note hearing filled pauses most in law classes"
98/03/06 - "'What's the word?'"
98/03/07 - "A woman...would occasionally use...'la'..."
98/03/08 - "you hope to look at other languages other than English..."
98/03/10 - "the world champion of the 'filled pause as conversation  control'"
98/03/11 - "She used the sexiest 'um' that one can imagine."
98/03/12 - "'You know.' irritates me..."
98/03/16 - "'the' IS pronounced 'thee'"
98/03/18 - "I knew someone who would use the word 'but' as an FP."
98/03/18 - "Have you studied any Beavis & Butthead scripts?"
98/03/18 - "Any topic that is of stress or emotion for me causes me to shut  down momentarily."
98/03/19 - "What about...like...when you..like...use 'like' in  your...like...filled pauses?"
98/03/19 - "Finns sure do have an abundance of filled pauses in their  language!"
98/03/21 - "The chairman...uses the phrase 'in reference to' repeatedly"

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