Uhhhh.....
Let me think...hmmm
Years ago a report came out suggesting that people who uh and hm while speaking were of higher intelligence. I'm pretty sure that went nowhere quick. On the other hand, I know many a person who shoot from the lip like a rapid-fire machine gun....
We tried something with my daughter that at least works while she talks to us(not sure about when she's with friends); she used 'like' a lot. Like, always. Like, ad like nauseum. So every time she said 'like', we said it right back, cutting her in the middle of a sentence.
Get some friends or family aware of your desire to change the habit and have them 'interrupt' with uh's and hm's each time you do it.
Or, you could do like Bill, et al, suggested and, like, uh....get hit over the head, ya know like?
