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In Korean to "initiate repair" when you haven't heard quite well, typically you'll say, "네" (i.e. "yes?"). Seems to be automatic. When people are mildly stunne
by newsbinator 8y ago
In Korean to "initiate repair" when you haven't heard quite well, typically you'll say, "네" (i.e. "yes?").
Seems to be automatic. When people are mildly stunned, they'll often go "어" (eoh).
- williamdclt 8y agoI find it to be automatic for a lot of people. I know several people that go "mh?" (in english) or "hein?" (in french) when they perfectly understood what you said. It's just a reflex, maybe to give themselves a bit more time to think. It's a bit annoying, I often just wait a second and they start answering
- Tor3 8y agoAs a teenager I did that too, I always replied (the equivalent in my langague of) "what?" to whatever was said. Just a reflex. Then my aunt pointed it out to me, and I was able to stop doing that. Good thing.
- newsbinator 8y agoAh that reminds me of when I was in school, and there was a girl who started every answer with "Okay!...". The teacher would ask, "What's the capital of X?", and she'd respond confidently (and correctly), "Okay! The capital of X is Y." Not sure if it was conscious on her part or not. I'm sure it came from the spotlight, since she was otherwise "normal" (not that there necessarily is such a thing).