Oct 13, 2015 · 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 contexts. It's …

Jul 10, 2018 · 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, …

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 …

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

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 …

Oct 10, 2013 · 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 a) is not the …

Jul 3, 2014 · I worked in banking for 27 years (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Bank of America), and my experience in financial services was that M and MM were consistently used …

May 26, 2011 · 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.

Jul 23, 2020 · Mmmm, I suppose this could just be solved by adding context. But then I always thought that it would be weird to include possible future events since their not on the 'line' yet. …

I looked at a bunch of style guides to see what they have to say on this subject. The vast majority of them dedicate at least a paragraph to the distinction (or nondistinction) between "in behalf …