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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

What is the sound 'hm' called?

What is the name for the sound 'hm' which is used in a conversation to acknowledge other person's remarks or talks, or to just keep agreeing to what the other person is saying?
  

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Anonymous What is the name for the sound 'hm' which is used in a conversation to acknowledge other person's remarks or talks, or to just keep agreeing to what the other person is saying? It is a hum .

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  • Anonymous What is the name for the sound 'hm' which is used in a conversation to acknowledge other person's remarks or talks, or to just keep agreeing to what the other person is saying?
  • It is a hum .
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Anonymous What is the name for the sound 'hm' which is used in a conversation to acknowledge other person's remarks or talks, or to just keep agreeing to what the other person is saying?
It is a hum.
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AnonymousIt is a hum.
I don't think that's correct. "Hum" describes the sound of "hm," but not the function in conversation that the OP is asking about. I believe there's a term for that, but I can't think of it at the moment. Someone will come up with it.
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I tried to find out a bit more about this, and came across the terms "filler words" and "verbalized pauses."
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Maybe a filler, if it is part of a longer utterance..

But if the listener just throws in 'hm' while another person is speaking, I'd think about calling it an interjection.

Clive
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Anonymous What is the name for the sound 'hm' which is used in a conversation to acknowledge other person's remarks or talks, or to just keep agreeing to what the other person is saying?
Hm. I'm not sure that "hm" is for this purpose. I would say "hm" is more for mild surprise or disagreement, while "mm" is more for acknowledgement or agreement.
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