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A deaf person's perspective on sound and hearing: Nabeel was born with a hearing loss near Washington, DC. He grew up there, and relocated to Houston in 2008. At age 30, he got a cochlear implant and writes about what it is like to hear.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Fillers

I can now understand conversation fillers now. Here's a partial list of fillers that I can comprehend without looking at the person or reading lips:

Uhh
yeah
mm-hmm
Umm
okay
alright
Oh
Ya know?

And as Homer Simpson would say, "D-oh!"


Soon after the novelty of being able to hear them wears off, I'll probably find them annoying.