What does erm mean?
Erm means Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty..
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/ɜːm/ · interjection
Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty..
She was going to, erm... the salon, I think.
Erm, I don't think that was supposed to happen.
– Bob would never say something like that! – Erm, he just did.
Use erm when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Erm means Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty..
Common synonyms include um, umm, em, eh.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She was going to, erm... the salon, I think.
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