Is it bad to UM and AH? - Valerie Fridland | The Level Up English Podcast 216

Dr. Valerie Fridland is a professor, sociolinguist, author, and public speaker.

Her recent book is: Like, Literally, Dude. Arguing for the Good in Bad English.
She joins me on the podcast today for a fascinating discussion about aspects of English we often consider to be bad, such as UM and AH. We also talk about the use of "like" and other language features like Vocal Fry.

Valerie also helps me feel more comfortable with my use of UM and AH in speech as they actually have special meanings within conversation.
This is a fascinating conversation and I hope you like it too!

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00:00 Intro
01:40 Transcripts
02:56 Podcast Start
07:43 Seeing Character Through Language
12:56 Why Valerie became interested in this
16:51 What is Vocal Fry?
26:33 Should Learners Avoid UM and AH?
36:00 Filler Words
39:39 Native vs Learner Mistakes
42:04 The Right way to speak English
44:52 Where to find Valerie and the book

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