Tendez l’oreille et comptez-les. « Et du coup, on se parle de ça en réunion ? », « Bha du coup on n’est pas parti au ski », « Du coup, vous faites quoi, cet été ? » (du coup de quoi ?), « Bon, du coup ...

I enjoyed Gregg Opelka’s op-ed about verbal tics (“Verbal Tics Are Kinda Annoying,” Nov. 16). They seem to reflect a lack of confidence, or else they are a false attempt to appear to be seeking ...

Certain phrases we use in speech, almost without thinking about it, say a lot about our relationship with ourselves. Among them, expressions such as "I don't know if it's clear", "well, that's it", "I ...

I had a superb high-school English teacher, Virginia Steinmetz, in 1963. She termed verbal tics “vocalized pauses” (“Verbal Tics Are Kinda Annoying” by Gregg Opelka, op-ed, Nov. 16). She also carried ...

Tics are sudden, uncontrollable, spastic movements or verbal outbursts. These movements or vocalizations are repetitive, do not follow a rhythm, and are generally involuntary. Persistent motor or ...

Tics are abnormal, undesired spastic movements or vocalizations. These movements or vocalizations are repetitive, do not follow a rhythm, and are generally involuntary. Persistent motor or vocal tic ...