Re: CHAT: ...y'know

kljensen@image.dk writes:
>Speaking of discourse markers, I was watching TV the other day and this
>American on TV habitually kept on using "y'know" here and there in a
>sentence. That made me wonder, what purpose does this repeated use of
>"y'know" have? Is it some kind of particle or marker? Any conlangs with
>such a marker?
>
>-kristian- 8)
>
Nothing really, more like a space filler as someone else said. Americans
dont like silent gaps in conversation. I think it also reinforces in the
speakers mind that maybe the listener is understanding what the speaker is
saying =). Unlike Mr. Brown, it doesnt annoy me =).  But its funny to see
how many times someone will say it. The worst offenders of this are the
American Rappers. Mostly from NYC. They often end EVERY sentence with a
"Know what i'm sayin'?" . When watching them on T.V., i am always
compelled to asnwer "no, i dont!".

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