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What word describes our habit to use extremes in language, and what are its implications?
I have heard that in America, and likely elsewhere as well, we are beginning to be more gratuitous with our use of extreme words when not entirely accurate, such as the words "awesome", "always", ...
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Generic term for something you say
Is there a generic term/noun for something one says. I'm specifically looking for something you say in a conversation, but maybe there is even a more generic term. I'm looking for a word like ...
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Is there a word for “umming”?
Is there a word for saying "um" or "uh", etc, during speaking? Or a word for "um" and "uh", etc?
