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  1. RedRedemption

    RedRedemption Member

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    In my opinion fillers, unless overused, help create a better flow of conversation.
     
    #21 RedRedemption, Jul 13, 2012
  2. RedNation

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    post... just for harrisment and dudewah
     
    #22 RedNation, Jul 13, 2012
  3. DFWRocket

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    Back in the 90's I used to produce Educational Videos and every time we interviewed a teenager...you would need both hands to count the number of times they ended a sentence with "..so." It annoyed the crud out of me.
     
    #23 DFWRocket, Jul 13, 2012
  4. ima_drummer2k

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    Now, they say "like" every other word and end what should be declarative statements as if they're asking a question.

    So like yesterday? It was like raining real hard? And my friend was like, I lost my umbrella? And like she had to like walk all the way home without one?
     
    #24 ima_drummer2k, Jul 13, 2012
  5. Yonkers

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    No, it doesn't. Most of the time it's better than silence but a better flow of conversation would actually be, conversation.
     
    #25 Yonkers, Jul 13, 2012
  6. RedRedemption

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    Like you just pointed out.
    Its favorable compared to awkward silence.
     
    #26 RedRedemption, Jul 13, 2012
  7. DonkeyMagic

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    I....
    ...disagree.

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    #27 DonkeyMagic, Jul 13, 2012
  8. Han Solo

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    Everyone should learn to speak like Christopher Walken...

    Never. Any. Filler. Words. When. I. Speak.
     
    #28 Han Solo, Jul 13, 2012
  9. TreeRollins

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    They say...
     
    #29 TreeRollins, Jul 13, 2012
  10. davidio840

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    This about sums it up.
     
    #30 davidio840, Jul 13, 2012
  11. EssTooKayTD

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    I like the Chinese filler word/phrase.
     
    #31 EssTooKayTD, Jul 13, 2012
  12. TheRealist137

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    What about dirk and "obviously"
     
    #32 TheRealist137, Jul 13, 2012
  13. Yonkers

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    You know, he looka like a man.


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    #33 Yonkers, Jul 13, 2012
  14. Prince

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    before he says anything... "you know...." :grin:
     
    #34 Prince, Jul 13, 2012
  15. eMat

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    I am not a native English speaker so the flow of conversation can be a bit of an issue. I've noticed I use quite a small fraction of my vocabulary when I speak. For example, I say "exactly" a lot but never, say, "precisely" or "indeed". "I mean" is also something I tend to use excessively. "Ums" is what I fill the silences with. Probably because I use its equivalent in my own language.
     
    #35 eMat, Jul 13, 2012
  16. Buck Turgidson

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    You're doing it like, wrong and stuff.

    NEVER........anyfillerWOOOORDS.......when I SPEAK
     
    #36 Buck Turgidson, Jul 13, 2012
  17. supdudes

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    I don't find it annoying, unless it's over used. In African American slang it's totally koo, nowa I'm sayin?

    the word like is another story all together
     
    #37 supdudes, Jul 13, 2012
  18. SwoLy-D

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    LOL @ "African." :grin: Man, you don't even know the capital to one African country.
     
    #38 SwoLy-D, Jul 13, 2012
  19. TdashDUB

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    In the UK they say "D'ya know what I mean?"
     
    #39 TdashDUB, Jul 13, 2012
  20. supdudes

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    What? I was just trying to be PC mate. What I really meant was black people

    And lol you're right, I have no clue..other than Capetown
     
    #40 supdudes, Jul 13, 2012
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