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: Re: Is there a name for the writing tic/technique in which the writer inserts an aside beginning with "well"? Is there a name for this writing tic/technique (which I find very annoying, by

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The technical term is 'filler'. A filler is used to give the speaker time to think. Other fillers include 'er', 'um', 'okay', 'ah' and 'like'.

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