As someone who gets deeply irritated by filler words, I will try to tell you why it makes me feel like that. People who abuse filler words do so to keep the li

As someone who gets deeply irritated by filler words, I will try to tell you why it makes me feel like that. People who abuse filler words do so to keep the line busy because they fear being interrupted. Their speech is a continuous and anxious stream of poorly formed sentences without regard for the listener. Trying to listen to them feels like taking a ride with a brake-happy, inexperienced driver.