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Do that make it word..?
Nah, Hev! As specified in the dictionary, that makes these terms interjections. I think you could argue that interjections shouldn't really be in the dictionary in the first place. Like, how do you spell them?
Is uh the same as huh or uhh ?
Is er the same as erm or ehm ?
Do um, er and uh mean more or less the same thing anyway?
If you don't have a consistent set of spellings and meanings, you ain't got much of a word, eh? (or hein? as belM may have it..)
I find myself writing a fair amount of hmmmms, a supposedly thoughtful interjection. But the written words lie - in reality I say errrmmmms a lot more.
Eek, the truth is out now.
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Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted umming and erring WhitmanO'Neill 06/24/02 02:54 AM Re: umming and erring hev 06/24/02 03:15 AM Re: umming and erring WhitmanO'Neill 06/24/02 03:30 AM Post deleted by ewein ewein 06/24/02 05:51 PM Re: umming and erring wwh 06/24/02 06:20 PM uh-uh ! wofahulicodoc 06/24/02 09:46 PM Re: uh-uh ! modestgoddess 06/25/02 04:47 AM Re: umming and erring FishonaBike 06/25/02 04:15 PM Re: umming and erring modestgoddess 06/26/02 01:20 AM Re: umming and erring wsieber 06/25/02 05:36 AM Re: umming and erring Wordwind 06/25/02 08:43 AM
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