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Word: uh (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Franken: Uh. Never ask that question. That's the last time you ask that question, okay? I'm not trying to scold you but I'm telling you to never ask that question again...

Author: By V. C. Hallett, | Title: Al Franken's Life: A Timeline | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

...agree that the President was lying when his testimony contradicted hers, conceding only that her memory or interpretation differed from his. And she was blunt about why she was such an unhelpful witness. She said she still has "mixed feelings" about Clinton. When Bryant asked, "Do you still, uh, respect the President, still admire the President?" Lewinsky's answer was simple--"Yes." Prosecutors didn't fare much better with Jordan or Blumenthal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waiting for the Bell | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

...Dawson, uh, James Van Der Beek, is the second string quarterback who sees no action on and off the field until the town hero is sidelined by a tendon-tearing sack. His band of yuk-ups consists of a jolly redneck Billy Bob, a Casanova with a strategically placed cowboy hat, and a black running back who's only purpose, it seems, is to fulfill a hopelessly contrived racism subplot. Throw in a dash of T & A, a pinch of pecs, the trampy, whipped cream bikini-wearing blond cheerleader and bring to a simmer in a cauldron of frothy beer...

Author: By Judy P. Tsai, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Winter Round-Up | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

...right: learning to dictate to the machine was trickier than I had supposed. For instance, I pronounce the article "a" as "uh," but the machine understood it only if I said "ay." Also, Gervais admitted, there was a bug in my version (3.01) of the software that cut off the first utterance of any dictation. That bug has been squashed. Now the device is getting better than 90% accuracy and types "tomato" just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Little Dictator | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

Bazookas or no, the bloodshed is surprisingly mild in most hunting simulations. Animals tend to be felled quite, uh, tastefully, and the games are far less violent than the typical "first-person shooter" like Quake II. Sherry Turkle, a psychologist and professor at M.I.T., says that in a curious way, hunting simulators may ultimately benefit kids who are increasingly confronted with the blurring of reality and virtual reality. "This generation of children is developing the skills to distinguish between virtual experiences and physical ones," she says. "I see these hunting games as part of that process--and that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big-Game Hunting | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

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