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A Cognition 2026 study (doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2026.106697) found that filler words (um, uh) did not affect judgments of a speaker's competence and warmth, but reduced how prepared and certain they appeared "in that moment" and increased avoidance of future interaction.

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