A disfluence or nonfluence is a non-pathological hesitance when speaking, the use of fillers (“like” or “uh”), or the repetition of a word or phrase. This needs to be distinguished from a fluency …

2006年12月5日 · The narrow meaning is words like "umm" "err" "ah" and "uh", that don't express meaning or change meaning. They only prevent someone else from speaking, allowing the …

The meaning of UM-HUM is —used to express affirmation, agreement, comprehension, or interest.

Uh-huh!, Uh-oh!, Um!, Umm! and Whew! interjection words are used in everyday speech to convey a wide range of emotions and reactions. Interjections can convey surprise, excitement, …

2002年6月5日 · Their analyses show that the "um" sound almost always sets up a long delay in speech, while the sound "uh" signals only a brief pause.

2012年7月5日 · Filler sounds (for example: “um”, “uh”, “mm”) and filler words (for example: “like”, “you know”) are essentially meaningless words and sounds in and of themselves; they are just …

"hmm" can be used mostly when referring to a decision. For example: "hmm.. I don't think that is the right answer"|Not much. They are both sounds that are used to fill time while you are …

2023年2月14日 · “Uhm” is a slang term used to describe an articulated pause in speech. It’s a way to signal that the speaker is pausing to gather their thoughts while they continue to make …

2023年4月21日 · If you Google "What part of speech is um and uh?" you get several answers! Filler sounds, interjections, style adverbs! attitude adverbs! verbs? And someone's English …

However, any spelling with an "R" in it comes from a non-rhotic dialect of English, like RP in the UK. And "UH" is a lame attempt to represent shwa - /ə/ - the commonest vowel in English, and …