E.R.? |
Come-on |
___ well |
Er...um... |
Seriously?! |
Business ___ |
That is ___! |
''Um . . .'' |
To clarify... |
___, ya know? |
See what ___? |
Um ... er ... |
Er ... uh ... |
Er ... um ... |
Know what ___? |
___ you no harm |
Like ... um ... |
Gaffe follow-up |
What ___ I say? |
Qualifying words |
Clarifying words |
Business opening |
To explain . . . |
Business leaders |
Stumbler's words |
Y'know what ___? |
Clarifying phrase |
Clarifier's words |
To rephrase . . . |
Elucidating words |
Stammerer's words |
Clarifier's intro |
Explanatory intro |
Just to clarify... |
Um ... that is ... |
Let me explain ... |
Stammerer's phrase |
Explanation starter |
That is to say ... |
Backpedaler's words |
Y'know" alternative |
Misspeaker's phrase |
Word mincer's words |
Clarification intro |
Explanatory lead-in |
Clarification phrase |
...in other words... |
Let me clarify . . . |
Which is to say ... |
Back-pedaler's words |
Illumination opening |
Conversational filler |
Clarification preface |
Words before business |
Clarification kickoff |
Words with "Know what |
Clarification starter |
Clarification lead-in |
Explanation introducer |
Words of clarification |
Uh, that is to say ... |
Freudian slip follower |
Phrase of clarification |
No, let me explain. . . |
Backpedaler's beginning |
Clarification beginning |
Know what ___?": 2 wds. |
Clarification introducer |
Let me rephrase that ... |
To put it another way... |
Wait, let me explain ... |
Start of a clarification |
Let me try that again ... |
Let me clarify that . . . |
See what ___, jelly bean? |
To put it differently ... |
Words after a verbal slip |
To put it more clearly ... |
Well ... it's like this ... |
Oasis "D'You Know What ___? |
Let me put it another way... |
Time for me to backpedal ... |
Beginning of a clarification |
Words before a clarification |
Um ... well ... it's like ... |
___ it!" ("Seriously!"): 2 wds. |
What ___ to say is ...": 2 wds. |
Words following a Freudian slip |
What might follow a misstatement |
. . . ___ what I say . . . ": Alice |
Preceder of what should have been said |
You know ... it's ... um ... like this ... |