Time to limit your reliance on verbal crutches once and for all. So, like, uh, yeah, um, well, verbal crutches can be, like, super distracting, you know? They may be harmless every once in a while, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As someone who’s originally from Southern California and now lives in the South, it’s not uncommon for me to get Valley girl ...

This problem is more common than you may think, and the fact that you've realized it—and want to fix it—is great. It's cliché, but the first step is admitting you have a problem! In general, we use ...

Stuck with a word on the tip of your tongue when talking to a toddler? Don't worry — a new study finds that hesitant speech may help the kid learn new vocabulary. Language disfluencies, or the "ums" ...

Tiny filler words in human rapid-fire conversation hold the key to understanding how language is unique, according to a new book. But... Has anyone — a parent, teacher, or boss — told you to purge the ...

If you, uh, have a tendency to use filler words like “um” or “like” when you talk, it’s not the end of the world. Turns out they can actually be a good thing—as long as you use them right. But, ...

So uh, when it comes to the um, filler words that men and women use, there are some uh, pretty big differences, according to a UPenn professor. Mark Liberman, who teachers linguistics at Penn, took a ...

Little words, often ignored in normal speech, can signal deception. Words such as um and uh indicate cognitive load. Liars experience increased cognitive load. The tag words such as You know, I mean, ...

As someone who’s originally from Southern California and now lives in the South, it’s not uncommon for me to get Valley girl comments. I have a habit of throwing in a quick “you know, like” or “so ...

Most of us think filler words such as “um,” “so,” and “like” diminish our credibility (and just sound bad). So we try to avoid them in our speech. But there are times when they can be helpful — if you ...