3. Let the other person supply the word you need. The way you accomplish this is simply to hesitate before uttering some crucial word -- a word that you may not be sure of -- but which should be obvious to any native speaker based on the context. The listener, perfectly aware of what you want to say and impatient for you to get on with the conversation, will prompt you or provide you with a usable word. Try to time it so that you repeat the word a second after they say it, so that it seems as if you too were about to say that exact word. This will make them feel good, because it will make them feel they are smarter than you are. The resulting dialogue will sound something like this:

　　You: And that guy didnt even know where China is on the map. The guy is such a...

　　Other person: Idiot.

　　You: ...idiot, right. I was thinking to myself, Wow, if I were that guy, I would really feel... feel...

　　Other person: Humiliated.

　　You: ...humiliated, exactly. What an idiot!

　　4. Memorize a lot of hesitation and qualifying phrases. These are phrases like, Oh, how can I put it?..., Perhaps I can put it this way..., and Oh, what should I say?... This will give you time to think of responses and to recall rusty vocabulary items. The listener doesnt know whats going on inside your head, and he or she will think you really are searching through your vast vocabulary, looking for that perfect word that will accurately express the complex subtlety of your brilliant thought

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