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Keep on talking interjection

English translation: uh-hu, uh-hm, mm-hm

12:20 Nov 17, 2020
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: Keep on talking interjection
What is the sound you make while someone else is talking to you to convey that "yes, I understand, please go on"?
Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
Türkiye
Local time: 04:47
Selected answer:uh-hu, uh-hm, mm-hm
Explanation:
There are various possibilities for this. See link below which you might find helpful:

http://https://www.cs.rochester.edu/research/cisd/resources/...

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Note added at 7 hrs (2020-11-17 20:10:28 GMT)
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Like philgoddard pointed pointed, it should be ‘uh-huh’; apologies for omitting the last ‘h’ (copy and paste error!).

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Note added at 7 hrs (2020-11-17 20:11:55 GMT)
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Like philgoddard pointed pointed, it should be ‘uh-huh’; apologies for omitting the last ‘h’ (copy and paste error!).

See following for a number of fillers/‘non-words’:

www.cs.rochester.edu/research/cisd/resources/nonwords.html
Selected response from:

Britta Norris
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:47
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +5uh-hu, uh-hm, mm-hm
Britta Norris
4hm!
David Jones


Discussion entries: 2





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
keep on talking interjection
uh-hu, uh-hm, mm-hm


Explanation:
There are various possibilities for this. See link below which you might find helpful:

http://https://www.cs.rochester.edu/research/cisd/resources/...

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Note added at 7 hrs (2020-11-17 20:10:28 GMT)
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Like philgoddard pointed pointed, it should be ‘uh-huh’; apologies for omitting the last ‘h’ (copy and paste error!).

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Note added at 7 hrs (2020-11-17 20:11:55 GMT)
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Like philgoddard pointed pointed, it should be ‘uh-huh’; apologies for omitting the last ‘h’ (copy and paste error!).

See following for a number of fillers/‘non-words’:

www.cs.rochester.edu/research/cisd/resources/nonwords.html


    Reference: http://https://www.cs.rochester.edu/research/cisd/resources/...
Britta Norris
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bridgette Mitchell
29 mins
  -> Thank you. :)
agree  Miranda Nicholas-Zaar
1 hr
  -> Thank you. :)
agree  Johannah Morrison: That's a great resource
2 hrs
  -> Thank you. I thought so, too! :)
agree  Sajad Neisi
4 hrs
  -> Thank you. :)
agree  philgoddard: It's spelt "uh-huh". And you should also vary what you say so it doesn't sound too mechanical, so you could also say "yes", or 'right", or "OK".
6 hrs
  -> Thank you. And of course you are right! Thanks for pointing it out; typo!! :)
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1 day 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
keep on talking interjection
hm!


Explanation:
This video gives a great range of English language interjections, but I think what you're looking for is at 4 minutes in.

It's also location specific. Not every English speaking region will have the same interjection.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl4LhMCMKuc&t=46s
David Jones
Taiwan
Local time: 09:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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