It's a great test of the claims of open-source gurus, who say that a self-motivated community can outcode any team working for a single employer—like, um, Microsoft.

"About the same, wherever you go," he agreed.
"Um," I said.

While I was in her room, Sam walked by and said, “Um, I'm telling!”
“You're telling what?” I asked.
“You're reading Tori's journal,” she said.

Mair used to look after Laura. If anyone threatened to tease her, Mair would stand up straight, point her finger at the enemy and shout, 'Um! I'm telling on you!'

He um Growling Bear. He um heap big chief.

me heap brave—me talk to um white man so[…] me good injun, like um white man, mebbe so, ugh!

Meanwhile, in the popular mind umming was simply a bad habit, akin to spitting or picking one’s nose.

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