How should I use phrases such as "uh huh"? - Writing Stack …
2012年5月1日 · uh huh (which I take for a yes) uh uh (for no) nuh uh (also saw that once for no, but I'm not even sure nuh is even a word) whereas a standalone "huh?" usually means the …
description - How to show a brief hesitation around a word
2017年2月6日 · When we speak, there are often small pauses between syntactic units such as sentences. In writing, these pauses are signified by punctuation: I can come if you want. …
Onomatopoeia for a noise people make when shutting someone up?
2024年4月10日 · There are lots of sounds that are hard to write, but that are understood within a cultural group. For example, if I write "uh oh" I mean something went wrong, or something is …
How does American English sound to non-English speakers?
2023年4月21日 · I'd go a step further and say "all right" (the only recognizable phrase) is more like "awwrite", which is a meaningless idiom in Americanese that simply acknowledges that …
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How do you convey nonverbal utterances? - Writing Stack Exchange
2015年3月27日 · huh; argh; The list can go on and on. Here's just one partial list of interjections. A possible alternative is to convey it through the way the speech is delivered, such as "He …
Is it redundant to repeat a subject when it's been implied in a …
2017年11月9日 · During my year at UH Manoa, I felt prepared for my computer science courses given my previous experience with programming, but I wasn’t sure how I could apply myself in …
Anybody know anything about examiner.com?
2011年7月13日 · Apparently it's some sort of "pro-am" site. I applied to be a travel writer and they, uh, picked me. I'm curious if anybody knows where examiner.com is on a 1 to 10 scale where …
fiction - Plotting My Story~ - Writing Stack Exchange
One way to think of plotting is in terms of desire and accidents. The point of a story is (usually) to bring one or more characters to the point where they must face a defining moral choice.
How can I write dialog to express groveling?
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