Welcome aBoard, elee. Disruptive to conversations--you are so right! I absolutely hate it when people give me these
big pauses in mid-sentence, whether they're doing it for effect, or genuinely can't remember. I just wanna say,
"Out with it already!". But--confess I do it myself! Partly because of distractions, and mostly because my mouth can't keep up with my thoughts. All too often, when I'm speaking, my mind is in one or two other places, causing me to lose concentration on what I'm saying. I know I drive my children crazy when I begin, "and, um...".