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Invisible queue mean3/24/2024 ![]() ![]() Not only are filler words found in all spoken languages, they also appear in sign languages as well, suggesting that they’re not just tics of how we talk, but integral to how we generate speech. We can also use them to reserve space, indicating that we’re not finished with our thought yet. ![]() In using these kinds of words and phrases, we signal to others in a conversation about where we’re headed - they might let us set the tone, for instance, for an abrupt or unexpected change in emotive content. Instead, filler words actually serve an important function, by helping us shape conversation. When we hear someone else use them, we might criticize the speaker - at least internally - but according to linguists like Nick Enfield and Michael Erard, filler words are not, in fact, something to be ashamed of using we’re not being idiots, or at least not entirely. Filler Words with Joe Rosenbergįiller words or fillers, as they’re often called in linguistics, are things like … kind of, you know, basically, I mean, and of course your classic ums and ahs. And by sealing off levels before they’re up high, adding layers of safety for workers while floors are in progress is less of a factor. ![]() By doing most of the work on the ground, work sites can occupy less space on all sides (no room needed for big cranes to lift things into place). There are challenges to doing things this way, but also benefits. By the time it’s in the air, most of a given level is finished, needing only to be connected to the one above it at key points. Basically, heavy-duty hydraulic lifts - the kind used to move around massive things like oil rigs - are employed to raise each floor into place. ![]()
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