Um...: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean by Michael Erard

Um...: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean

Michael Erard

287 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Um… is about how you really speak, and why it’s normal for your casual, everyday speech to be filled with verbal blunders — about one in every ten words. Why do they happen? Why can’t we control them? What can you tell about the people who make th...

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