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 person doesn't understand something. Are these commonly associated with the meanings I have assumed (either in American English, or elsewhere)? Are there others I have missed?

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. (without pause) I can come, if...

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 bad. But "uh huh" means yes and "uh uh" means no, usually a disagreeing one such as denying an accusation or refusing an instruction.

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 snorted", and "he tutted", but this strikes me as a poor replacement.

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 something was heard, or a low-key confirmation that something was …

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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 "1" is "Application

2020年1月18日 · Small addendum: to me, "show, don't tell" is actually about evoking emotions, rather than just describing things in greater detail/being subtle.

2018年2月17日 · Out of your options, definitely #4. If the readers are going to figure it out anyway, let them. I don't think they have to know right from the start (although that's a possible alternative, as suggested by some of the below answers), but you can reveal it somewhere between one-third to halfway through, say.