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Quixote1818

(28,928 posts) Sat Mar 5, 2022, 08:38 PM Mar 2022

What's Gone Wrong For Russia? A Former Top NATO General Explains

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What's Gone Wrong For Russia? A Former Top NATO General Explains (Original Post) Quixote1818 Mar 2022 OP

Quite informative but him saying "uhhh" every other word kills it for me, couldn't finish it..nt mitch96 Mar 2022 #1

I agree. It gets grating very quickly. dhol82 Mar 2022 #2

Give the guy a break! English is not his first language! (He is Čech) Lucky Luciano Mar 2022 #3

I get it, Not his problem it's mine. Like Irish kids saying "em" every other word or here in the US mitch96 Mar 2022 #4

mitch96

(13,890 posts)

1. Quite informative but him saying "uhhh" every other word kills it for me, couldn't finish it..nt

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 09:11 PM

Mar 2022

dhol82

(9,352 posts)

2. I agree. It gets grating very quickly.

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 09:17 PM

Mar 2022

Lucky Luciano

(11,253 posts)

3. Give the guy a break! English is not his first language! (He is Čech)

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 09:45 PM

Mar 2022

mitch96

(13,890 posts)

4. I get it, Not his problem it's mine. Like Irish kids saying "em" every other word or here in the US

Reply to Lucky Luciano (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 09:59 PM

Mar 2022

saying "um" or "like" and "you know" ... it kills it for me.. I think there is a term for it called "filler words" to throw a pause in to the sentence so you can think of the next thing to say..
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