How to avoid too many "um" or "ur" when you speak English？
When I don't know how to express something in English, I always stop with "um" or "ur", which makes the conversation not go so smoothly. So, I am wondering if there are any useful tips for me to avoid saying "um" and "ur" too frequently.
Thank you:)

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How to avoid  too many "um" or "ur" when you speak English？
When I don't know how to express something in English, I always stop with "um" or "ur", which makes the conversation not go so smoothly. So, I am wondering if there are any useful tips for me to avoid saying "um" and "ur" too frequently.
Thank you:)

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you can tell the person you're talking to that you don't know how to say something or you don't know how to express it in English. They can help you on how to pronounce it! :D

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Don't be shy or embarrassed by this. There are plenty of native speakers who use similar words all the time, words such as "like" (I, like, uh, went to ,like, the store and got like 3...). Seriously, some NATIVE speakers use words like these way too much. Embrace that you will make mistakes and that your mistakes will help you grow as a language learner.

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Hi, Tatyana! I also have such behavior when i speak Chinese but much fewer than when i speak English. And actually i don't feel nervous, just when i am thinking about what to say and how to express, I will stop with two or three "um" and "ur". Is there any other word I can use to replace them? Thank you very much:)

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Hi Joyce!
Try to concentrate and breath deeply.
Also tell me, please, do you have such behavior when you speak Chinese?

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