Josh Freed: Uh, what, um … uh, should I, uh, headline this column?

Um, I don’t quite believe this, but there are … uh, hundreds of — you know — linguists and psychologists studying the little … er, fumbles we make when we have, like, um … conversations.
In fact, “uh” and “um” are sounds we all use a lot without thinking when we’re searching for a name, or a word, or trying to say something, uh … diplomatically, or um, whatever.
When I watch cable news panels I’m amazed by the