Russian "Verbal Fillers"?

[Denis Akhapkine]

Hello, Kenneth!

> ...but I'm looking for those 'nonsense' things that
> are not strictly necessary in communication, but
> which are quite real and authentic, and help give
> the speaker (me in this case) a moment to think
> furthur - just as I use such phrases in English.

There are two most common words for hesitation in modern colloquial Russian -
"kak by" and "na samom dele".


Best,

Denis



Denis Akhapkine                                 phone +7 (812) 552-9750 (home)
Department of Russian Language                  e-mail denis at da2938.spb.edu
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