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Fillers and Hesitators

Fillers and Hesitators. Speaking practice. Using fillers is an extremely useful conversation strategy since it helps you gain time, rather than leaving a pause where someone else could interrupt and start talking.

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Fillers and Hesitators

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  1. Fillers and Hesitators Speaking practice

  2. Using fillers is an extremely useful conversation strategy since it helps you gain time, rather than leaving a pause where someone else could interrupt and start talking. • They may not have much semantic content of their own, but fillers do fulfill important linguistic functions. They give you an extra split second to decide what to say next, for example.

  3. Hesitation Strategies - Conversation Time Fillers Techniques • Pretend you haven’t heard----- Pardon? Sorry? Eh? • Repeat the question----- You mean…what is forty-five divided by nine? • Use delaying noises----- Well… Um… Er… You can use them several times in the same sentence. Although, if you use them too often you sound stupid. • Use it depends------ It depends.
It depends on (the situation).Sorry? You want to know what I think about this?
Well…um…it depends, really. You can only use it when there is more than one possible answer.

  4. Some other fillers you can use are… • Let me think…Right...like...you know...actually...I mean...kind of... um... basically...in a manner of speaking...just...if you don't mind me saying...uh...really...I suppose...if truth be told...without a doubt...or something...in fact...well...yeah...errr…of course...so if you know what I mean...and stuff...

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