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A linguist explains what candidates’ speech patterns say about them
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What those ‘ums’ and ‘uhs’ really tell us about candidates for the White House.
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Presidential pauses? What those ‘ums’ and ‘uhs’ really tell us about candidates for the White House
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Nine. That is the number of “uhs” that former President Barack Obama uttered in a period of two minutes during a 2012…
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Presidential pauses? What those 'ums' and 'uhs' really tell us about candidates for the White House
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Valerie M.