Uh and Um

I hate uh and um.
If you are saying
Ummmmm, like this food is so good I can't stop eating and can only say ummmmm, that's OK.

It is not OK to say Uh OR Um when you can't think of a word.

If I were to start a drinking game and the word would be "uh"
I'd be drunk every time I turned the TV on.

"Um" is a close second.

When I was a kid, you couldn't say either one in school.
You got told to speak right.

So, why is it OK now?

I don't let my daughter say them.
Or, I didn't when she was little.
So, she doesn't now.

Now, celebrities on talk shows do.
Secretaries of State do. Hilary, would you please get speaking lessons from Bill?
Presidents that use teleprompters do. Past and present, to be fair.

Seriously, how can you lose your train of thought when you are reading off a screen?
Are you stupid?
Maybe that's a "stupid" question.

Either think things through before opening your mouth or stop a second til you get the word you want.
That's all anyone has to do.
Is that so hard?

Especially for those that make their money by the spoken word.

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Last year's U- Play Me Some Ukulele