I'm in IB English (it's like AP but different), and one of our big assignments is an individual oral commentary. We lose MAJOR marks for inserting filler words or 'interrupting the flow of speech', so we actually practice constantly to remove them from our speech beforehand. And it's crazy how many we use subconsciously. My biggest tip for getting rid of them is to talk slowly. I find that I tend to 'um' and 'uh' when I'm talking too fast for my brain to keep up with what my mouth is saying.
@EmilyEmilyIris - This is really cool. Thanks for the real-world experience and corresponding tip. I can completely relate, and at the same time I have a real challenge with slowing-the-freak-down as I speak, which results in a lot of blabbery phonemes.
Thanks for watching and leaving an insightful comment!
wow thanks for inviting me over. I havent been on the"tube" in awhile. I work as a call center supervisor and we have to train agents not to use fillers. I believe that these fillers happen when people don't know what to say , when they are nervous or too excited. It's as if your brain is moving faster than your mouth.
I am in a Speech and Communications class, and we refer to the phonemes as pet words. And as an assignment, we had to spend 24 hours counting how many times we heard one. By the end of the time period, I had close to 400. The highest in my class was 666 (gasp, I know). So now I am VERY concious of when I say these words.
u messaged me and i watched the vid that u posted in it and i couldnt stop laughing. i will owe u like....20 dollars by the end of the weekend. wait, DAMN IT, add another .50. dftba
Very funny Joshua......you know what, I type .... in place of saying um when I am write someone. I think I use it to show that there was some deliberation in my thoughts preceding the next works I type.
@bradyu3 - I should make a video all about typing phonemes.. I think I'm guilty of the same thing. Otherwise, when I'm coming up with the next things to type, I'll just jam on the keyboard like this: sdklfhsdlkfjaslkfjd and then delete it.
Filler words are annoying, but I think they serve a purpose. Speaking without "um"s and "like"s can sound a little stilted (especially if you're not used to it) and sometimes it just makes your conversation partners uncomfortable. Sometimes I pull out a "like" or two just to make myself sound less intimidating.
(I still want to get rid of my filler words though...the trick is to do it subtly so that people don't freak out.)
@doodlehh - Very well said. Particularly the part about saying "like" to sound less intimidating. I think there is a lot of validity to that. And I'm not just saying that in an attempt to justify me saying "like" all of the time. LIMM.
I can't say that "phonemes" ever really bothered me much before, but now that you've brought them to my attention, I'll probably notice them more in the future. I do agree that they serve an important purpose for a lot of the reasons you described. I admire the effort to mend the flaws of the English language and the way we use it, but I don't think phonemes would be the place to start.
@sk8rdman - When I first made this video, I paid attention to them a lot. I went out to eat with my family once, and for fun, counted the amount of times they used a phoneme as they ordered their meal. The funniest part about it was when it came time for me to order, I used about 50.
Yeah, I agree. Phonemes are just one of the culprits, certainly not the most important one.
god, i -hate- the word "um". it drives me insane! especially when it's said after every sentence. if i'm in a conversation with someone who says "um" a lot, i tell them to take a breath, collect their thoughts, and then try again. if they're doign a speech (yes, this happens to me -all- the time) i end up just tuning them out. i'm in physical pain if they say "um" more than a few times per minutes.
@alixinthemiddle - Hah, wow. I'm glad I don't experience any physical pain when I hear people saying "um" because I'm surrounded by it all of the time. I like the idea of just stopping to take a breath.
I say 'Like' all the time lol so i'm like "Yeh he/she was all like.." or "and like it was so awesome" or "and then like..." lol i just love saying it. I think people jsut say err's, um's and likes is because we lose train of thought for a second so it covers for us trying to process in our brains properly of what to say in the convosation.
also what i notice what people do as filler is random words to give them selevs time for what word is the best for explaining to other people instead of an ackward pause (stuttetring does this too :P)....soo ummm yea that is like like soooooo uhhh cool.... you know
I am loving your SuperCoolFunnyVideos! On this topic, I just read a very interesting article. It's on the website Science Daily. A study conducted at the University of Rochester's Baby Lab shows that toddlers actually use their parents' stumbles and hesitations (technically referred to as disfluencies) to help them learn language more efficiently. As adults speaking publicly or speaking to each other, I think in general "um" or "uh" is over used, but having in our speech is beneficial.
I remember years ago we would be taught how to make a speech without saying "um" or "err" or anything of the likes and one of the arguments there was in fact that in it is distracting as you stated. I agree with that too!
I think what irks me more than anything though is "text talk". Even on a mobile phone I try not to use it. I also try and say what I have to say without using the "ums", "errs", "uhs", etc mentioned in this video. Easier said than done. =P
You know something fascinating I noticed with myself just the other day was when I was checking out at the grocery store, the cashier asked, "Debit or credit?" and of course I knew with certainty that it was credit, but just as a "manneristic speech-ism" I had to respond with, "Uh credit."
@SuperCoolFunnyVideos Lol! See you're lucky you were joking or I would have raged at you. But it's true indeed!
Lmao! The ironic thing is that I do that all the time! Or I'll "play the role" of the contemplative one when I know darn well what my decision is/should be and then walk away thinking "Why did I just do that?" I also have been trying to avoid using all those mannerisms since I've seen this video...oh my God...it is not easy! =P
We have all the same things in Norwegian, and while I don't like them, I use them a lot. Instead of "like", we have the Norwegian word for "just". "And I just..." "Then she just..." and so on. It's annoying, but difficult to stop.
@SuperCoolFunnyVideos It's written "bare", and though I'm no expert, I guess it's pronounced bah-reh, with the a as in arm and the e as in red. That's the best way I can explain it, I think.
By watching myself in my last SCFV video, I found out that I use "freakin" as a phoneme quite regularly. I'm definitely going to be conscious of this in future videos. Along with the um, uh, ers as well ;)
I found out while living in Costa Rica that the Ticos often use "esta" as a filler. Who da thunk?
Thanks for that video man. Super rad ass and legit as hell! 5 star rating *****
@walterallred - Haha "freakin" indeed! I didn't even think to mention that, but it's so true. Mari and I were quoting you in your last video. Funny stuff.
"Esta" eh? I wonder how horribly I pronounced those other Spanish words.
I was actually reading an article on this not too long ago and they found that children were more likely to learn when these filler words were used. It was almost like a signal to them that something they should probably be paying attention to, or potentially something new, was about to come up.
Hm, that's interesting. Maybe it's because these "uh" "um" and "er" words are among the easiest vowels to pronounce - hence they are very clearly distinguished in speech as well.
I'll butcher you too!!
-chris schull
ThunderhorsE1213 2 days ago in playlist Super Cool Videos
I'm in IB English (it's like AP but different), and one of our big assignments is an individual oral commentary. We lose MAJOR marks for inserting filler words or 'interrupting the flow of speech', so we actually practice constantly to remove them from our speech beforehand. And it's crazy how many we use subconsciously. My biggest tip for getting rid of them is to talk slowly. I find that I tend to 'um' and 'uh' when I'm talking too fast for my brain to keep up with what my mouth is saying.
EmilyEmilyIris 4 weeks ago in playlist Joshua Friday - Super Cool Funny Videos
@EmilyEmilyIris - This is really cool. Thanks for the real-world experience and corresponding tip. I can completely relate, and at the same time I have a real challenge with slowing-the-freak-down as I speak, which results in a lot of blabbery phonemes.
Thanks for watching and leaving an insightful comment!
- Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 3 weeks ago
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
Learning4Fun2011 2 months ago
so um...I like...liked this uh video. ok?
VicRoseMusic 2 months ago
That'll learn 'em to speak proper *slap
hazzmando 2 months ago
@hazzmando - Haha. That's my wife's favorite part. Thank you for watching!
- Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 3 weeks ago
wow thanks for inviting me over. I havent been on the"tube" in awhile. I work as a call center supervisor and we have to train agents not to use fillers. I believe that these fillers happen when people don't know what to say , when they are nervous or too excited. It's as if your brain is moving faster than your mouth.
mizzpicklezz 3 months ago
great video
spunky232 3 months ago
I am in a Speech and Communications class, and we refer to the phonemes as pet words. And as an assignment, we had to spend 24 hours counting how many times we heard one. By the end of the time period, I had close to 400. The highest in my class was 666 (gasp, I know). So now I am VERY concious of when I say these words.
Oh, and by the way... HOO HA NERDFIGHTERS!
DFTBA and Best Wishes!!
4LiveLifeWithLove4 3 months ago
@4LiveLifeWithLove4 - Holy! That's such an awesome assignment to hand out. Your teacher rocks.
LIMM at the 666.. That's seriously nuts. Not surprising, but still crazy.
Thank you for watching! DFTBA!
- Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 3 months ago
u messaged me and i watched the vid that u posted in it and i couldnt stop laughing. i will owe u like....20 dollars by the end of the weekend. wait, DAMN IT, add another .50. dftba
BlackDiamondDia 3 months ago
@BlackDiamondDia - Haha, I'm glad I could be of service. Just sent the check straight to my house, thanks!
It reminds me of when I was filming this... I couldn't believe how often I would say "um" and "like" without even realizing it.
Thanks for watching! DFTBA!
- Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 3 months ago
lol
KirbyCrossing 3 months ago
Very funny Joshua......you know what, I type .... in place of saying um when I am write someone. I think I use it to show that there was some deliberation in my thoughts preceding the next works I type.
bradyu3 3 months ago
@bradyu3 - I should make a video all about typing phonemes.. I think I'm guilty of the same thing. Otherwise, when I'm coming up with the next things to type, I'll just jam on the keyboard like this: sdklfhsdlkfjaslkfjd and then delete it.
Thanks for watching!
- Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 3 months ago
Filler words are annoying, but I think they serve a purpose. Speaking without "um"s and "like"s can sound a little stilted (especially if you're not used to it) and sometimes it just makes your conversation partners uncomfortable. Sometimes I pull out a "like" or two just to make myself sound less intimidating.
(I still want to get rid of my filler words though...the trick is to do it subtly so that people don't freak out.)
doodlehh 4 months ago
@doodlehh - Very well said. Particularly the part about saying "like" to sound less intimidating. I think there is a lot of validity to that. And I'm not just saying that in an attempt to justify me saying "like" all of the time. LIMM.
Thank you for watching! DFTBA!
- Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 3 months ago
The Japanese words are pronounced: A-TO, and AH-NO. Just thought I'd let you know. Great video btw (:
KIRAKIRACHINGCHING 4 months ago
@KIRAKIRACHINGCHING - Thank you for the clarity! That's awesome to know. I had no idea how to pronounce them. Thank you for watching!
- Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 4 months ago
Dude I'm totally like re-examining my entire speech pattern. Especially since I'm so totally a Cali beach girl and it's like whoa! Dude!
Thumbs up for your video. :)
sydneyca 4 months ago
@sydneyca - LIMM, that's awesome! Like, woah, dude indeed!
Thanks for watching!
- Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 3 months ago
Okay, first mass message "please watch my video" that I actually like. Scratch that. Love. Let me have your babies @_@
Okay, okay I'll put my pants back on. Thanks for sharing, I subscribed!
KhrysHermary 4 months ago
I can't say that "phonemes" ever really bothered me much before, but now that you've brought them to my attention, I'll probably notice them more in the future. I do agree that they serve an important purpose for a lot of the reasons you described. I admire the effort to mend the flaws of the English language and the way we use it, but I don't think phonemes would be the place to start.
sk8rdman 4 months ago
@sk8rdman - When I first made this video, I paid attention to them a lot. I went out to eat with my family once, and for fun, counted the amount of times they used a phoneme as they ordered their meal. The funniest part about it was when it came time for me to order, I used about 50.
Yeah, I agree. Phonemes are just one of the culprits, certainly not the most important one.
Thanks for watching!
- Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 3 months ago
oh goodness that's awesome and funny.
ayumihamano 4 months ago
god, i -hate- the word "um". it drives me insane! especially when it's said after every sentence. if i'm in a conversation with someone who says "um" a lot, i tell them to take a breath, collect their thoughts, and then try again. if they're doign a speech (yes, this happens to me -all- the time) i end up just tuning them out. i'm in physical pain if they say "um" more than a few times per minutes.
alixinthemiddle 4 months ago
@alixinthemiddle - Hah, wow. I'm glad I don't experience any physical pain when I hear people saying "um" because I'm surrounded by it all of the time. I like the idea of just stopping to take a breath.
Thank you for watching!
- Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 3 months ago
I say 'Like' all the time lol so i'm like "Yeh he/she was all like.." or "and like it was so awesome" or "and then like..." lol i just love saying it. I think people jsut say err's, um's and likes is because we lose train of thought for a second so it covers for us trying to process in our brains properly of what to say in the convosation.
emmabee11 4 months ago
also what i notice what people do as filler is random words to give them selevs time for what word is the best for explaining to other people instead of an ackward pause (stuttetring does this too :P)....soo ummm yea that is like like soooooo uhhh cool.... you know
TheChristiti 5 months ago
I am loving your SuperCoolFunnyVideos! On this topic, I just read a very interesting article. It's on the website Science Daily. A study conducted at the University of Rochester's Baby Lab shows that toddlers actually use their parents' stumbles and hesitations (technically referred to as disfluencies) to help them learn language more efficiently. As adults speaking publicly or speaking to each other, I think in general "um" or "uh" is over used, but having in our speech is beneficial.
jgreenlee88 6 months ago
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jgreenlee88 6 months ago
You er look like an umm fag.
kohlan 6 months ago
@kohlan - Hey, thanks! I appreciate the insight. - Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 6 months ago
@kohlan
Lawl. You're so clever.
pftlogkm 6 months ago
chyuh....hmmm, ruh....yah. Well y'know like uhuh.
TavernDragon 6 months ago
@TavernDragon - EXACTLY!
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 6 months ago
I remember years ago we would be taught how to make a speech without saying "um" or "err" or anything of the likes and one of the arguments there was in fact that in it is distracting as you stated. I agree with that too!
I think what irks me more than anything though is "text talk". Even on a mobile phone I try not to use it. I also try and say what I have to say without using the "ums", "errs", "uhs", etc mentioned in this video. Easier said than done. =P
WolvenClawPeacemaker 6 months ago
@WolvenClawPeacemaker - Hah, indeed! Txt talk sre cn b irksum.
You know something fascinating I noticed with myself just the other day was when I was checking out at the grocery store, the cashier asked, "Debit or credit?" and of course I knew with certainty that it was credit, but just as a "manneristic speech-ism" I had to respond with, "Uh credit."
Weird that we do this stuff.
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 6 months ago 2
@SuperCoolFunnyVideos Lol! See you're lucky you were joking or I would have raged at you. But it's true indeed!
Lmao! The ironic thing is that I do that all the time! Or I'll "play the role" of the contemplative one when I know darn well what my decision is/should be and then walk away thinking "Why did I just do that?" I also have been trying to avoid using all those mannerisms since I've seen this video...oh my God...it is not easy! =P
WolvenClawPeacemaker 6 months ago
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what did you use to record?
atanubiswas1000 6 months ago
@atanubiswas1000 - I used a Sony HD Handycam.
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 6 months ago
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i liked the video.
519055 6 months ago
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dude i saw this everywhere, can't believe you're the creator
santikunjo 6 months ago
OMG.. :} Thank you <3
arvin1113 6 months ago
can you teach us more?
noiry90 6 months ago
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nice video!
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bookmarked.
shahid999s 6 months ago
this is so legit
tatap902 6 months ago
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you're a really nice person to do this.
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manman5797 6 months ago
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imon2010e 6 months ago
that was an amazing video, easy to understand.
fakej4u 6 months ago
i loved it, it was easy to follow.
MrGraystone123 6 months ago
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sadiksneha 6 months ago
We have all the same things in Norwegian, and while I don't like them, I use them a lot. Instead of "like", we have the Norwegian word for "just". "And I just..." "Then she just..." and so on. It's annoying, but difficult to stop.
Nocturnavis 6 months ago
@Nocturnavis - Hah, that's interesting. How do you pronounce the Norwegian word for "just"? I'm really curious..
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 6 months ago
@SuperCoolFunnyVideos It's written "bare", and though I'm no expert, I guess it's pronounced bah-reh, with the a as in arm and the e as in red. That's the best way I can explain it, I think.
Nocturnavis 6 months ago
That's a popular one. "I was all like" , I always talk to others like that.
JesselaPotter 6 months ago
"I'll butcher you too, SMACK!" HAHA!
By watching myself in my last SCFV video, I found out that I use "freakin" as a phoneme quite regularly. I'm definitely going to be conscious of this in future videos. Along with the um, uh, ers as well ;)
I found out while living in Costa Rica that the Ticos often use "esta" as a filler. Who da thunk?
Thanks for that video man. Super rad ass and legit as hell! 5 star rating *****
walterallred 6 months ago 2
@walterallred - Haha "freakin" indeed! I didn't even think to mention that, but it's so true. Mari and I were quoting you in your last video. Funny stuff.
"Esta" eh? I wonder how horribly I pronounced those other Spanish words.
Thanks for the 5 star rating! Hah. - Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 6 months ago
You creeper.
"I promise, I do collect."
With your sparse, scraggly facial scruff.
Hahah, the end made me laugh so hard, I don't even know why.
I really enjoyed your video, Mr. Joshua. Entertaining and informative.
pftlogkm 6 months ago 2
@pftlogkm - "Sparse, scraggly facial scruff."
Man, that's deliciously descriptive.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
- Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 6 months ago
The "Like" culprit is MY thing..GOD I say "Like" all the time.
and I love "Those ones"
I am going to do my best to take on this challenge. Because it would really, like, serve me.
mcklob 6 months ago
@mcklob - You owe me 50 cents kid!
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 6 months ago
I was actually reading an article on this not too long ago and they found that children were more likely to learn when these filler words were used. It was almost like a signal to them that something they should probably be paying attention to, or potentially something new, was about to come up.
trebamsky 6 months ago
@trebamsky
Hm, that's interesting. Maybe it's because these "uh" "um" and "er" words are among the easiest vowels to pronounce - hence they are very clearly distinguished in speech as well.
Um. - Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 6 months ago
Filler words are useful, but make the speaker come across as uneducated.
BreChristie 6 months ago
@BreChristie - Indeed!
I know that I personally sound like a blathering idiot when I get caught up in my habitual phonemes.
Thanks for watching,
- Joshua
SuperCoolFunnyVideos 6 months ago