Paul Graham consistently says ‘um’ ~7 times per minute

Re:Paul Graham consistently says ‘um’ ~7 times per minute by badclient on Monday March 12, 2012 @06:15PM (#3695926)

'umms', intentional or not, can actually help the speaker in seeming more genuine.

For example, I hit on a lot of women and in the process, over some time, end up saying basically the same lines and stories. I risk coming across as too-smooth/scripted which is just as bad as being very nervous.

Especially when retelling a story, I intentionally inject plenty of 'umms' and look up as if I am trying to recollect something from my memory.

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Re:Paul Graham consistently says ‘um’ ~7 times per minute by ilaksh on Monday March 12, 2012 @09:02PM (#3696498)

That just proves you're a creep.

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Re:Paul Graham consistently says ‘um’ ~7 times per minute by badclient on Monday March 12, 2012 @09:39PM (#3696597)

I'll bite. How does it prove that I am a creep?

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Re:Paul Graham consistently says ‘um’ ~7 times per minute by corin_ on Tuesday March 13, 2012 @04:02AM (#3697459)

Obviously it's very subjective... but how can you not see why the type of person who isn't always reading up on "negging" and the like would think you a creep for that?

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