Tone Markers
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it's like tone tags, but spoken
This public article was written by [Deactivated User], and last updated on 8 Nov 2022, 07:49.
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2. Tone Markers
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tone markers are at the beginning of the sentence or between phrasesthese are also often used as filler words to express emotion
serious/genuine - wi
used when speaker is genuine, as opposed to joking around
polite - gwau
used when speaking to a stranger, or to "soften" tone
sarcastic - angél
used when speaker is sarcastic
(a friend suggested her name be turned into a tone marker for sarcasm)
rude - when
used when speaker intends to insult or offend the listener
joking - dzhe
used at the beginning of jokes, or anything intended to cause amusement
excited - swie
used when excited, energetic, etc.
intimate - drejf
used with close people? don't know how else to say it; also used ironically for "pickup line" jokes
(the first syllable of the name of someone i'm very close to)
hypothetical - ef
used in speculative, "what if" statements
wishful - wil
used for hopeful/"it would be nice if..." statements, or requests
tired - dda
used when speaker is tired
interested/engaged - sow
used when speaker is engrossed in what the listener has to say, also used as a filler word to show that you're listening
apologetic - sor
used when speaker is apologising, on behalf of themselves, or others
disbelief - dde
used when speaker is in disbelief; "what?!"
hungry - bark
used when speaker is hungry, of course
(suggested by a friend, which is why it's also spelled the same as the english word "bark")
to make a marker out of any word, suffix -kau ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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