A word or short phrase used as a verbal crutch when speaking, like "um", "uh", "er", "like", "y'know", etc. They also allow one to pause to consider one's next words without breaking the flow of a delivery.
Word whiskers are a nearly universal phenomenon in extemporaneous speech. Because they can convey uncertainty, create verbal clutter, and can cloud meaning, eliminating word whiskers is a common element of training for public speaking.
Word whiskers are synonymous with "filler words".
Word whiskers are a nearly universal phenomenon in extemporaneous speech. Because they can convey uncertainty, create verbal clutter, and can cloud meaning, eliminating word whiskers is a common element of training for public speaking.
Word whiskers are synonymous with "filler words".
She'll never be chosen as anchor for the 5pm broadcast until he gets rid of all those word whiskers in her delivery.
For such an accomplished politician, she uses a surprising number of word whiskers when speaking to constituents.
His speech had so many word whiskers it was hard to find any content in it at all!
For such an accomplished politician, she uses a surprising number of word whiskers when speaking to constituents.
His speech had so many word whiskers it was hard to find any content in it at all!
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or for some people, their vocabulary is so minute that this is how they are able to say "explain".
or for some people, their vocabulary is so minute that this is how they are able to say "explain".
Erika Erika Erika- "i can't tell you what he did, it's just to hard to word it up."
*as in while texting;
"no man, i'll just tell you tomorrow, i'm too lazy to word it up.
*as in while texting;
"no man, i'll just tell you tomorrow, i'm too lazy to word it up.
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When she typed, annie was always word recycling. While she typed, she erased the 'i' 'v' and 'n' in the word 'relivant' and added a 'ed' to the end to make 'related':
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When i get stuck for hours with these people and can not get away politely , i feel i have endured a " word bath"
When i get stuck for hours with these people and can not get away politely , i feel i have endured a " word bath"
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1. A verbal marksman who attacks someone else in a comment section by taking a potshot at them but doesn't really say anything of substance or worth. Word snipers are not interested in having a real conversation. They normally just make a single, negative reply to another person's comment and take off, never to be heard from again. Their potshot may be related or unrelated to the subject of discussion. Unlike trolls, word snipers don't continually harass other people. They get in, take their shot, and they're gone. Trolls tend to hound people mercilessly for as long as they can get away with it.
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1. A verbal marksman who attacks someone else in a comment section by taking a potshot at them but doesn't really say anything of substance or worth. Word snipers are not interested in having a real conversation. They normally just make a single, negative reply to another person's comment and take off, never to be heard from again. Their potshot may be related or unrelated to the subject of discussion. Unlike trolls, word snipers don't continually harass other people. They get in, take their shot, and they're gone. Trolls tend to hound people mercilessly for as long as they can get away with it.
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