Loose Ends: Idle chit-chat and other time fillers

MEEKER — Cultural mores and traditions continue to vary across different sections of the country, and the rate of one’s speech patterns are often attributed to one’s geographical origin. A rapid-fire delivery is common in the East, while a slow-as-molasses rate often typifies the southern regions. There is a western style of speaking that is a cross between the two, which can be slow, yet steady.
While the words take a while to gather together,…