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Hu vs Uh - What's the difference?

hu | uh |

Uh is a anagram of hu.



As a proper noun Hu

is {{surname|common|from=Chinese}} of east Asian derivation.

As a pronoun hu

is they singular. Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns {{term|he and {{term|she}}.}.

As an adjective hu

is their singular. Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with {{term|his and {{term|her}}.}.

As an interjection uh is

expression of confusion or uncertainty.

As a noun uh is

an occurrence of the interjection "uh".

hu

English

(wikipedia Hu)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • of east Asian derivation.
  • A name for God in the Eckankar religion.
  • A chant consisting of many people singing "Hu" together.

    • Anagrams

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    uh

    English

    Interjection

    (en-interj)
  • Expression of confusion or uncertainty.
    • Uh , who was that?
  • Space filler or pause during conversation.
    • Uh , let me see...

    See also

    * er * erm * um * uh-oh * oh

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An occurrence of the interjection "uh".
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 24, author=William Grimes, title=Uh, Lead My Rips: No More Bloopers, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Although Shakespeare refers to “hums and ha’s,” sifting through etiquette manuals and public-speaking guides turns up scant evidence of a prohibition against ums, ers and uhs , which are profuse in the first recording of Thomas Edison ’s voice, in 1888. Mr. Erard, rather ingeniously, traces the prohibition on um and other speech flaws to the advent of radio in the early 1920s. }}

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