That's not as bad as being some things. There are jokes about vegans and other irritatingly communicative and obnoxious subsections of humanity who walk into a place and instantly tell everyone what they are.
Warn him that when he's out of school, if he goes around saying "When I was at UM we..." Sooner or later someone will tell him he's not there any more and he doesn't know what's happening HERE.
Remember that a clear pronunciation of "UM" is what someone says when they don't know what to say: "Ummm..."
As for the article, my dad was an engineer and I picked up A LOT of attitudes about how to do things from him. I mind melded with something over half of the situations in that article.
The intro said there was a fake in the bunch and I didn't notice which one it was. Hopefully it wasn't one I identified with!
A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything. "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." -- G. “Bernie” Shaw
