Name for 'mmm' sound - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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 …
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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 …
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 …
slang - What’s the origin/etymology of “mm-bye”? - English …
Jul 28, 2020 · Clearly the purpose of the mmm is to continue, in anticipation, the use of the B in Bye. The /b/ being a bilabial stop or plosive consonant requires the lips to be closed to begin …
Mixing use of K for thousands and MM for millions
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 …
How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping/snoring?
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.
Proper usage of the term 'hmmmmm' [closed] - English Language …
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present perfect - When is it necessary to use "have had"? - English ...
Feb 10, 2020 · For the bit of logic, we can think about a time frame. I HAVE a book. (I close my time frame on the Present. I consider the Present.)
"Not able to" vs. "unable to" - English Language & Usage Stack …
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word choice - "Have been through" or "have gone through"?
I don't know whether been or gone would be better in this sentence: I have some long-lasting memories in my mind, such as memorable overseas trips that I have been through.