Really odd. It's always seemed to me that "like", "um", and "uh" were often used as filler words to 'distance' yourself from the thing being discussed. This se

Really odd. It's always seemed to me that "like", "um", and "uh" were often used as filler words to 'distance' yourself from the thing being discussed. This seems even further in that direction - instead of distancing the author, it removes him entirely from the discussion.