This chapter discusses the use of filler words in conversation and explains their purpose in communication. It explores how filler words help keep conversations flowing and signal pauses or changes in subject. The chapter also delves into the regional specificity of filler words and how they have been affected by the advent of recorded sound.
Our second and final set of mini-stories for the season: We'll be covering upside-down construction, the linguistics of filler and a fire that has been burning for decades.
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