ehem
Ehem is an onomatopoeic representation of the sound made when clearing the throat, used in written form to indicate a speaker drawing attention, signaling a hesitation, or prefaces a remark. It is closely related to the English interjection "ahem," which is the more common spelling in English-language texts. The form "ehem" appears chiefly in non-English contexts, transliterations, or stylized writing where diacritics or original phonetics are adapted for the target audience.
In German-language material, the throat-clearing sound is typically written as "ähm" or "ehm." The use of "ehem"
Function and usage are pragmatic: writers employ the interjection to convey a moment of attention-seeking, self-consciousness,
Overall, "ehem" is best understood as a stylistic rendering of a throat-clearing cue in written form, with