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USian English speakers have lots of filler noises they make that take the shape of words. We even make fun of some of them. 'Like' is one of those. 'K, so' is a
by freeopinion 7y ago
USian English speakers have lots of filler noises they make that take the shape of words. We even make fun of some of them. 'Like' is one of those. 'K, so' is another., 'Um', 'Uh', 'Errr'.
In Japanese, 'Ehhhttoh' is common. But there are others. They are often just sounds. But just like in English where 'Errr' tells me something even though it's not really a word. It sets a tone for what's to follow differently than the tone set by 'K, so'.
In your quote above, though, I don't think 'like' is a filler noise in the original Japanese. It may have just been the article 'to (と)' marking the quote as the words that were spoken. The speaker may have even left off the verb "said" and just left the quote tagged with an assumed verb. If so, that would be an incomplete sentence, which is common but obviously less formal. So the translator might reach for more colloquial English.
- Swizec 7y agoAs an aside: I used to hate “So, ...” and “Ok so, ...” until I realized they’re like TCP/IP or Aloha handshakes. You announce to the channel you’re about to send a message, if the channel seems clear, you proceed. If not, you wait until the channel is clear. It’s a pretty neat solution to how distracted modern humans are. Good luck getting someone to look up from their phone without sending a string of buffer sounds to clear the channel first.
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- xwdv 7y agoPersonally I still prefer my conversations to be like UDP.
- a_t48 7y agoYou yell at others and don’t check to see if they heard or understand you? :)
- butteroverflow 7y agoThe absolute best is WireGuard-style: don't open your mouth if nobody is talking to you directly.