Uhm… all I’ve got to say is don’t box me in with your generalizing studies, you ghosty shadow person. But I can see you don’t even really believe what you say, as you’ve left the study paper laying there in the rain.
It’s a somber grey rainy dawn, a shadowy figure emerges from the mist with no hands to carry an umbrella, but none the less is pointing at you. Quick! What do you do!?
This made me think of all the sounds we use to communicate that are not really words. I had a good friend from Sweden that made this ingressive phonetic sound when in agreement with something being said. It took me quite awhile to understand that it wasn’t just some weird tic he had.
https://www.youtube.com/watch/URgdIAz4QNg
The sound he made sounded quite a bit different than what you hear in the video. His was more of just a sharp inhalation without the pursing of lips. Almost like a sharp inhaling AH, as if surprised.
Apparently the Japanese hiss when they don’t like to say no .
Brass Orchid Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Get me some grant money and I can produce a study that says “um.. uh-huh”
6turtle9 almost 4 years ago
Uhm… all I’ve got to say is don’t box me in with your generalizing studies, you ghosty shadow person. But I can see you don’t even really believe what you say, as you’ve left the study paper laying there in the rain.
6turtle9 almost 4 years ago
What’s your point, since you don’t have a finger to point with?
6turtle9 almost 4 years ago
It’s a somber grey rainy dawn, a shadowy figure emerges from the mist with no hands to carry an umbrella, but none the less is pointing at you. Quick! What do you do!?
gigagrouch almost 4 years ago
That’s funny, i’ve observed a similar thing with Russians & Poles…
Poles say “ah” while Russians say “Umm” while hesitating in speech.
Howard'sMyHero almost 4 years ago
Hmmmmm ….
*Space Madness at The Station* almost 4 years ago
Mmmmmm can I get seconds for Oliver… A twisted j for Bogart… And a Pocket Watch for my Brother. I Wonder Women a few times a day…
6turtle9 almost 4 years ago
This made me think of all the sounds we use to communicate that are not really words. I had a good friend from Sweden that made this ingressive phonetic sound when in agreement with something being said. It took me quite awhile to understand that it wasn’t just some weird tic he had.
https://www.youtube.com/watch/URgdIAz4QNg
The sound he made sounded quite a bit different than what you hear in the video. His was more of just a sharp inhalation without the pursing of lips. Almost like a sharp inhaling AH, as if surprised.
Apparently the Japanese hiss when they don’t like to say no .
http://ingressivespeech.info/
*Space Madness at The Station* almost 4 years ago
Hummer
Sisyphos almost 4 years ago
Uh, is that significant? And what is this Non-Woke referencing of “men” and “women”? What about the 55 other “genders”?
Better watch out, T., or the Woken will get you! —Unleash the Woken!
3hourtour Premium Member almost 4 years ago
…uh, whatta ya know?…
…it is better than saying, ‘like’…
…the study was done at the Left Twix institute…
…so, um, yah…
…the illustration reminds me of the X-Files for some reason…
…while I want you to take that as the truth…
…that statement wasn’t meant to be factual…
…I saw on the news today that there has been a black hole discovered on Mars…
…true, but not what you think it is…
…so…
…no true?…
… I just love legalese…
…vague is not a lie…
…if you only believe half of what you hear…