subbiesrock Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 I use hmmmm as in interesting.... let me chew on it for a bit. This is the closest of all the previous comments to what I reckon it means... It indicates a kind of reserved contemplation, or that the user is of limited vocabulary... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Mockery.... I am used to Thin skinned and old.... now that really hurts.... I need a man size tissue..... in fact so does that bird in F's post or she will.... So I guess really there is no one answer..... as with a lot of stuff that gets written its more about what the writer meant at the time and not what the reader inferred... I need to learn to ignore it.... and stop being such a TW*T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Hmmmmmm..... F, is that you?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Hmmmmmm..... F, is that you?? Dont be daft.... there is no watch on it !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Dont be daft.... there is no watch on it !!! I'm as daft as daft can be. Should have known, thanks for telling me, Pete.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker01 Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Hmmmmmmmmmmm..........ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..........................................grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..................umpah.....umpah.............................................maybe........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Hmmmmmmmmmmm..........ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..........................................grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..................umpah.....umpah.............................................maybe........... What that? Your chat up line.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Based on CONTEXT: 1.) Interesting. That is making me think about something I had not though of previously. A lesser version of "Wow". 2.) Something does not look right, something seems off. Questioning something. 3.) Stalling for time. (e.g. Hmmm, let me check to see if I can come up the fund$ to pay for what you are selling...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJGladeRaider Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 It is a subjective response to objective cognitive dissonance on the part of the responder. hmmmmmmmmmmm ; ) Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 It is a subjective response to objective cognitive dissonance on the part of the responder. hmmmmmmmmmmm ; ) Bill You lost me after.... " It is a...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever123 Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Based on CONTEXT: 1.) Interesting. That is making me think about something I had not though of previously. A lesser version of "Wow". 2.) Something does not look right, something seems off. Questioning something. 3.) Stalling for time. (e.g. Hmmm, let me check to see if I can come up the fund$ to pay for what you are selling...) Perfect explanation! BTW: Germans use "Hmmm" very often (in German - probably assuming it's the same in English) and it's not supposed to sound rude at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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