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How to pronounce uhm in American English
“uhm” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to uhm the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“uhm” in real sentences — American speakers
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And ah, yeah it obviously failed so uhm...
USGS
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And, uhm, that's a big problem for us.
FEMA
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out we are getting pretty close to the ability to uhm linguistically analyze sentences.
National Archives
Why real speech
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