Hemming and hawing (speech disfluency): linguaphiles

Hemming and hawing (speech disfluency)

What sorts of hemming and hawing, discourse markers, fillers, and other instances of speech disfluency are observed in the language(s) you speak? In English, I can think of "um," "uh," and "like," to name a few. In Japanese, 「あの」 ("anou")、「えーと」 ("ehto") 、「まあ」 ("maa"). In French, I can think of "euh," and Wikipedia tells me also "quoi," "bah"/"ben," "tu vois," "eh bien."

1) I'm most curious about multi-syllabic instances of speech disfluency. Can you give me some examples in non-English languages and, if applicable, their corresponding English meanings (e.g., "tu vois" = "you see")?

2) Have you ever tried to avoid using fillers? Whether or not it's an effective method of presentation, I've read that job interviewees should try to avoid using fillers. What are your impressions of people who don't use many fillers--do they come across as articulate, or would their speech sound more "natural" and accessible if they were to use more fillers?

3) Do fillers such as "if I may," "if you will," "as it were," and "if you like" belong to a separate subcategory of fillers? Anyone else annoyed by them?

Hemming and hawing (speech disfluency)

Anatomy of a "CUNT"

a Russian name for the letter Q

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Anatomy of a "CUNT"

a Russian name for the letter Q

The Touchy Subject