Speech disfluencies have also become important in recent years with the advent of speech-to-text programs and other attempts at enabling computers to make sense of human speech.
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However, he soon proves that this is not the case, and that he is a brave, intelligent and resourceful young man who just happens to have a speech disfluency.
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*To answer the original question : the word " So " in this context is called a Speech disfluency and serves the same purpose as " um . . . " or " like . . . " in some dialects.
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A "'speech disfluency "', also spelled "'speech dysfluency "', is any of various breaks, irregularities ( within the English language, similar speech dysfluency occurs in different forms in other languages ), or universal syllable.
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For the final version of the first " Romantic Story ", Watsuki adjusted the dialogue; in his view, he made Kenshin sound " more as I prefer him now . " Watsuki added Kenshin's trademark as a placeholder to be an expression of the English speech disfluency " huh ".
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His performances had a similar theme to his signs, with riffs off of the twelve galaxies theme and the seemingly abstract use of syllable combinations for poetic effect; to this he added the use of a percussive " ah " syllable at irregular intervals between words, superficially similar to the " uh " speech disfluency or discourse marker seen in ordinary conversation but with a more constant tone and duration.