Talk:Filler (linguistics)

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really?!?! cullen (talk) 18:46, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If essentially is not considered a filler word then basically shouldn't be considered one either. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.238.107.162 (talk) 22:19, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think the words "anyways' and 'so' are fillers too. Do you aggree? Condmatstrel (talk) 15:01, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Used mainly when giving instructions, I've heard "Go ahead and measure the board. Now go ahead and cut it. Now let's go ahead and...", etc., etc. I always considered it "filler", but I'm wondering if there is another name for it? 173.216.178.98 (talk) 02:03, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest removing "walla", as it is not a filler, but rather an expression of wonder (sort of like how you would use 'really' if someone told you they just met an alien) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ginandi (talk • contribs) 00:45, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In the Polish example it says that "Some uneducated speakers will use the profanity kurwa as a filler.". I don't know Polish at all, but the very idea that people will use a specific filler word due to lack of education is absurd for any language due to language use being a passive skill. I personally know a lot of highly educated people who will use profanity as filler words in Swedish as well as in English. Kaminix (talk) 19:46, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The list gives examples in both "Chinese" and "Mandarin Chinese". All the examples given, going by the romanization, are Mandarin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.74.122.103 (talk) 06:51, 9 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]