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Huh? The Valuable Role of Interjections
If you’re stuck for something to say in response to someone, you might feel silly, uninformed, or even disingenuous about interjections such as “cool,” “huh,” or even “mm-hmm.” But according to linguists who study spoken conversation, these little bits of feedback—which often convey surprise or interest—are universal and can be the bits of glue that keeps the discourse flowing.The role of interjections goes even deeper than regulating the flow o…
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