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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread crutch words #183711 03/19/2009 6:54 PM Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 Rohit stranger Rohit stranger Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 Is there a single word/term for crutch words, that people often use in speech? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: crutch words Rohit #183712 03/19/2009 7:07 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass if you mean uh, um, er, and so on, these disfluencies are commonly referred to as filler words, or fillers. there are other sorts of discourse markers such as "oh", "well", "now", "then", and "I mean" and discourse particles such as "you know" and "like" which may also be referred to as fillers. maybe jim, our resident linguist, will drop by and clarify these usages. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: crutch words tsuwm #183720 03/19/2009 11:15 PM Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 Rohit stranger Rohit stranger Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 thank you very much for that. I was indeed referring to the likes of 'you know' and 'like' (discourse particles). I think I did come across a single word for such usage. It's completely possible, though, that I am imagining things. I sincerely hope jim will drop by and give his expert opinion. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: crutch words tsuwm #183737 03/20/2009 3:10 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh will drop by and clarify these usages Looks like you've done a goodly job on your own. You might want to read up on discourse analysis (and rhetoric or pragmatics). Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,451 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,263 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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