In my native language there's a word for that kind of words, but I'm not sure how they are called in english.
pglpm 7 points 3 years ago
Or simply "fillers", see last definition here.
The general grammatical category is interjection.
Lumun 5 points 3 years ago
You might find https://en.m.wikipedia.org/... interesting if you want to see what the filler sounds are in lots of different languages
Doctor8 3 points 3 years ago
Filler words is the most correct answer because words like "like" do actually have meaning, but there is also something called embololalia (also spelled embolalia), the insertion of meaningless sounds/words into speech, which would include "uh, ah, mmm," etc.
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- Gilman's Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. This is a great and witty reference about usage, its history, and its controveries
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The usual ones on Lemmy and Mastodon.. In short: be kind or at least respectful, no offensive language, no harassment, no spam.
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I believe they're called filler words
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