Talk:Filler (linguistics)

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THERE'S NO DISCUSSION!?!?!?!
really?!?! cullen (talk) 18:46, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Basically
If essentially is not considered a filler word then basically shouldn't be considered one either. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.238.107.162 (talk) 22:19, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

What about 'anyways' and 'so'?
I think the words "anyways' and 'so' are fillers too. Do you aggree? Condmatstrel (talk) 15:01, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

Where does "Go ahead and..." fall?
Used mainly when giving instructions, I've heard "Go ahead and measure the board. Now go ahead and cut it. Now let's go ahead and...", etc., etc. I always considered it "filler", but I'm wondering if there is another name for it? 173.216.178.98 (talk) 02:03, 9 July 2014 (UTC)

Regarding Hebrew
I suggest removing "walla", as it is not a filler, but rather an expression of wonder (sort of like how you would use 'really' if someone told you they just met an alien) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ginandi (talk • contribs) 00:45, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Polish example isn't neutral
In the Polish example it says that "Some uneducated speakers will use the profanity kurwa as a filler.". I don't know Polish at all, but the very idea that people will use a specific filler word due to lack of education is absurd for any language due to language use being a passive skill. I personally know a lot of highly educated people who will use profanity as filler words in Swedish as well as in English. Kaminix (talk) 19:46, 7 May 2015 (UTC)

Chinese & Mandarin Chinese
The list gives examples in both "Chinese" and "Mandarin Chinese". All the examples given, going by the romanization, are Mandarin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.74.122.103 (talk) 06:51, 9 August 2016 (UTC)