Lost for words 2

Lost for words 2
Fillers
Learn useful words for spoken fluency and speaking examinations.

Here is the reduced text from the post on fillers. Were you able to get the basic message? Remember the text was exaggerated and no body would really use that many fillers altogether in such a short piece of speaking, but they are used regularly in everyday English conversations. See the notes below taken and adapted from the Longman Exams Dictionary (Pearson Longman 2006) for more information on the fillers.


There are lots of times in our daily conversations when we use unnecessary words. It’s like, what we say has no real meaning and sometimes we just need to keep on speaking while we’re trying to think about what we want to say and how we’re going to say it. Being able to use these unnecessary words can help with spoken fluency, which improve our speaking by filling the gaps we would leave if we didn’t use these words.

Actually - Used to add new information to what you have just said, to give an opinion or to start a new conversation. Also used to emphasize the real truth of something.

Sometimes - on some occasions not always.

Well - Used to emphasize what you are saying or used to pause to give yourself time to think.

In a manner of speaking - in some ways but not exactly.

If you catch my drift - used to check if someone understands the general meaning of what you have said or if they are following the conversation.

At the end of the day - used to give your final opinion after considering everything.

The bottom line is - used to tell someone what the most important part of a situation is or what the most important thing to consider is.

A bit - slightly, to a small degree.

Whatchamacallit - a word used when you can't remember the name of something.

In some way - used to say there is a fact or feature of something that makes a statement true.

In fact - used to add something or to emphasize what you just said.

From time to time - sometimes but not very often.

To be honest - used to say what you really think.

Maybe - not certain, possible

I hope these are helpful, try to notice native English speakers using fillers to develop your knowledge of how they are used. Being able to use fillers in you speaking will help you to become fluent and as i said in the previous post they are useful and positive in all English speaking exams.