Um, here’s an, uh, map that shows where Americans use “um” vs. “uh”This piece has been corrected. Every language has filler words that speakers use in nervous moments or to buy time while thinking. Two of the most common of these in English are “uh” and “um.” They might seem interchangeable, but data show that their usage break down across surprising geographic lines. Hmm. The map above shows a preliminary attempt to use the tremendous amount of linguistic data b
Dialect Survey Maps
