Lately, I've noticed people are saying "I mean, ...". I hear it and automatically think it's a bit odd because they did not attempt to articulate anything befor

Lately, I've noticed people are saying "I mean, ...". I hear it and automatically think it's a bit odd because they did not attempt to articulate anything before that, so they did not need to restate anything. I've noticed myself that I've done it a few times.