Um vs We - What's the difference?
um | we |
(chiefly, American) Expression of confusion or space filler in conversation. See uh.
(chiefly, American)
*1963 , (Kurt Vonnegut), Cat's Cradle , Dell Publishing Co., Inc., p. 65:
*:"About the same, wherever you go," he agreed.
*:"Um ," I said.
To make the um sound to express confusion or hesitancy.
(personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed).
(personal) The speaker(s)/writer(s) and the person(s) being addressed.
(personal) The speaker/writer alone.
(personal)
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As a preposition um
is around, about (sometimes in combination with bi).As an adverb um
is around, about.As a conjunction um
is in order to.As a verb we is
see.um
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) um, from (etyl) um, . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l), (l)Etymology 2
(en)Alternative forms
* (l)Interjection
(en interjection)- Um , I don’t know.
- Let’s see... um ... how about this?
Verb
(umm)Etymology 3
A Latin-script rendering of .Noun
(um)Anagrams
* English two-letter words ----we
English
Pronoun
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Determiner
(en determiner)- We Canadians like to think of ourselves as different.