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>Uhhh it's in Wikipedia's "largest container ships" list! Off-topic, but does anyone else find it odd to find fillers like "umm" and "uhh" to be typed out on s
by noarchy 6y ago
>Uhhh it's in Wikipedia's "largest container ships" list!
Off-topic, but does anyone else find it odd to find fillers like "umm" and "uhh" to be typed out on sites like HN or reddit?
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- stransky 6y agoUmmmm...no?
- reducesuffering 6y agoNo it contributes to more natural conversation, illustrating the commenter’s thought process.
- noarchy 6y agoI didn’t think that “natural” conversation was an actual goal on HN. You see this particularly in the way that humour (among other things) is often downvoted and discouraged.
- angry_octet 6y agoI upvote humour for this reason, and down vote posts that are anti-fun. Believing all writing should be dull is a characteristic of people who can't write well.
- croes 6y agoShould the process not be completed before you hit "submit". There is no need to simulate a live conversation.