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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) The avoidance of the hesitating interjection um in speech..
“People began to prefer umlessness in public speaking and conversation around the same time that they began to value order, organization, planning and efficiency in an increasingly complex and urbanizing society,” he writes.
Yet umlessness was taught as the norm for private and intimate spheres of life.
Use umlessness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Umlessness means (rare) The avoidance of the hesitating interjection um in speech..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“People began to prefer umlessness in public speaking and conversation around the same time that they began to value order, organization, planning and efficiency in an increasingly complex and urbanizing society,” he writes.
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