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Bookmark or Share- description - How to show a brief hesitation around a word - Writing ...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...
- How should I use phrases such as "uh huh"? - Writing Stack Exchangeuh 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?
- novel - Showing Confusion - Writing Stack ExchangeDialogue is a good way to show confusion if you can. “Well, I thought, er...I don’t really know,” he admitted.
- dialogue - Is shaking of the head positive or negative? - Writing Stack ...What I hate is when a character is quoted as saying "uh-huh" without making it clear that it's "uh-HUH" or "UH-huh" which have opposite meanings. There; that's an off-topic comment, so shoot me. – Jennifer
- Onomatopoeia for a noise people make when shutting someone up?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.
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