- Name for mmm sound - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The Mmmm syllable can be several syllables, with many conventional meanings, like MMM-mmm or mmm-MMM, which can respectively be 'no' and 'yes' in many contexts It's described phonetically as a syllabic voiced bilabial nasal continuant; in IPA it's [ṃ] (Unicode 1643; UTF8 E1 89 83; Latin small letter M with dot below)
- Status of Mmm or Hmm - Linguistics Stack Exchange
I would like to know whether nasally produced sounds like "Mmmm" or "Hmmm" constitute verbal or non-verbal language Essentially I am a language testing professional, operating within very narrowly defined boundaries of permissible interaction In this case verbal interaction is forbidden, but body language is encouraged
- terminology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Hmmm You and I must be from completely different groups then It would be really interesting to actually audibly compare our "hmmmm (mmmm)s" for this case Because as written I can't imagine ever being able to interpret a single-syllable hmmm as a "ok, I'm with ya" sound –
- meaning - How much mmmm should be in hmmmmmmm - English Language . . .
hmmmmmmmmm, well, I think you should do as many mmmm's as the moment takes your fancy One day might be 3 mmm's yet another day may well be 12 It's all depending upon the present moment However long your finger wishes to press the mmmm key I notice the m's seem to type slower on this page This is unusual, I am wondering more about why this
- Single word for the timeline of past, present, and future events
Mmmm, I suppose this could just be solved by adding context But then I always thought that it would be weird to include possible future events since their not on the 'line' yet – user2901512
- AM PM vs a. m. p. m. vs am pm - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I used to think PM AM was correct, but at some point, I switched to using p m a m for reasons I can't recall I know that in practical, casual writing, people tend to use whatever form is most
- How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping snoring?
Edit: Another Wikipedia page: The big Z It is a convention in American comics that the sound of a snore can be reduced to a single letter Z
- What exactly is Imma? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In 2010, linguist Neal Whitman wrote it's the Prime Time for "Imma" commenting on its use in pop lyrics In fact, this Imma (also spelled I'ma, I'mma, Ima, and I'm a) is not the contraction I'm followed by a, but a contraction of I'm gonna — which, of course, is a contraction of I'm going to, which is itself a contraction of I am going to
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