
Name for 'mmm' sound - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2015年10月13日 · The Mmmm syllable can be several syllables, with many conventional meanings, like MMM-mmm or mmm-MMM, which can respectively be 'no' and 'yes' in many …
Status of "Mmm" or "Hmm" - Linguistics Stack Exchange
2018年7月10日 · I would like to know whether nasally produced sounds like "Mmmm" or "Hmmm" constitute verbal or non-verbal language. Essentially I am a language testing professional, …
terminology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Hmmm. You and I must be from completely different groups then. It would be really interesting to actually audibly compare our "hmmmm (mmmm)s" for this case. Because as written I can't …
AM/PM vs a.m./p.m. vs am/pm - English Language & Usage Stack …
I used to think PM/AM was correct, but at some point, I switched to using p.m./a.m. for reasons I can't recall. I know that in practical, casual writing, people tend to use whatever form is most
numbers - What are the correct abbreviations for millions, billions …
I've found answers on the web but also got conflicting answers from financial professionals (coworkers). In metric, you'd use M (mega) for million, G (giga) for billion and T (tera) for trillion.
meaning - How much mmmm should be in hmmmmmmm
hmmmmmmmmm, well, I think you should do as many mmmm's as the moment takes your fancy. One day might be 3 mmm's yet another day may well be 12. It's all depending upon the …
What exactly is "I'mma?" - English Language & Usage Stack …
2013年10月10日 · In 2010, linguist Neal Whitman wrote it's the Prime Time for "Imma" commenting on its use in pop lyrics.. In fact, this Imma (also spelled I'ma, I'mma, Ima, and I'm …
How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping/snoring?
2011年5月26日 · Edit: Another Wikipedia page:. The big Z. It is a convention in American comics that the sound of a snore can be reduced to a single letter Z.
Difference between "OK" and "okay" - English Language & Usage …
2011年5月17日 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
Expression for when something "hits you", but in a positive way?
2016年10月21日 · It blew me away, perhaps.. Blow away - To astonish, delight, or thrill; to impress extremely, to overwhelm. (OED) ...