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What we get wrong about 'um' and 'uh,' with Valerie Fridland
32 minutes Posted Apr 18, 2023 at 9:00 am.
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924. What if I told you that you actually should use "uh" and "um" when you're giving a talk? And what if I told you "dude" was originally an anti-masculine word? Those are just some of the surprising insights from Valerie Fridland's new book, "Like, Literally, Dude."

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