May 13th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
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A recent Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle had as its theme, "Roughly Speaking," which played out in answers of words containing either "er" or "um." When spoken, those two sounds are known as "fillers" or "unwords," because they have no meaning. Unwords are the bane of any speaker's existence because they produce a perception of uncertainty.
Barack Obama, whose superior speaking skills undoubtedly contributed to his ascent to the presidency, is known to lapse into unwords whenever he departs from his trusty teleprompter and speaks extemporaneously--as in a press conference...
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