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Re:Song of the Rarest Large Whale on Earth Recorded for the ... by JasonFruit on Thursday June 20, 2019 @08:06PM (#20238718)
Its meaning is expressed by being spoken correctly, either in the imagination or out loud; as a poorly-specified representation of an expressive vocal sound, it's not meaningful in the same way that a real word would be. While it's not meaningless, it's certainly meaning-impoverished.
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Re:Song of the Rarest Large Whale on Earth Recorded for the ... by littlekosh on Friday June 21, 2019 @12:17AM (#20239840)
I’m curious as to your feelings on words such as bark, chirp, meow, splash, and mumble.
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Re:Song of the Rarest Large Whale on Earth Recorded for the ... by JasonFruit on Friday June 21, 2019 @05:37PM (#20246500)
I think you fail to grasp my meaning. The inflection of "uh" in that sentence is a greater part of its meaning than the pronunciation of the word, unlike the examples you gave. Onomatopoeia is a fine way to develop new words; inarticulate grunts that communicate hesitation in spoken conversation do not translate well to writing.
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