|
- Name for mmm sound - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Mmm, this cake is delicious Does this sound have a name, or does it belong to a category of sounds that has one? Is there a verb that means "to say Mmm"? I'm searching for either a word or phrase
- terminology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Some people quite frequently use "Hmmm" in their emails and messages What does this mean? Does it mean they are annoyed?
- How much mmmm should be in hmmmmmmm - English Language Usage Stack . . .
There's always the chance that too many mmmm's in "hmmm" or hhhh's in "shhh" may look ridiculous and hyperbolic, but I think it's important to leave the OP with the idea that self-expression is always an individual decision - who knows best, afterall, how long their "hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" should be?" "looks false" to whom? The reader? Then the reader can judge if they must but I say may the writer
- Proper usage of the term hmmmmm [closed] - English Language Usage . . .
In his 2006 book The Singing Neanderthals, the palaeontologist Steve Mithen has developed a theory to suggest that language developed from song, and that the Neanderthals were the first to make that
- semantics - Difference between fluency and fluidity - English . . .
I live in Poland and it is incredibly irritating to listen to otherwise very intelligent people speak because they pause after a few words and utter loudly "ehhhhh" or "mmmmm" then continue with their conversation, repeating these irritating interruptions to the end
- The sound made when eating - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
munch generally noisy eating, lots of saliva is involved and the person forgets to close their mouth -- not attractive crunch a sound usually associated with eating crisps (BrEng), chips (AmEng) or a juicy crisp apple slurp the sound you make when eating liquids, especially true for soups or sucking a soft drink through a straw
- Is there a WORD For: sound made by mouth to express demeaning annoyance . . .
The sound made by pushing middle tongue against palate, tip of tongue bent downward and pushed up against upper teeth and sucking in air sharply w mouth open, chin drops and holds for an instant A
- What is the meaning of I got you?
What does I got you mean? Does it mean Ok, I understood what you said or Hey, I know that you did that? If they are both correct, when should we use which?
|
|
|