Hmm and Argh · 23 August 2025
I am not sure that Hmm and Argh are in the dictionary, but even if they are not, I am going to keep using them.
Hmm is a great little word. It is a word that is supposed to make you think. Or at least make you think about thinking. Hmm. See, you thought about thinking about thinking. Is that even a thing? Yes, it is something called metacognition. Thinking about thinking. It is quite the concept.
At any rate.
Thinking because you read the word “Hmm” is pretty cool. I use this word in my writing to indicate that I might be thinking. Or that I think the thought I have just had could use a little more thought. Or that I think there could be more to be said. Hmm. I suppose that I even use it in different ways than those, but I would need to think more. Hmm.
I also like Hmm because it has no vowels and it does not cause my word processor to have fits. You know what I mean. Sometimes words get corrected by your word processor and you need to change them back to whatever it was that you were writing. And sometimes words get those red squiggly lines underneath them. Which is extremely annoying when the words are exactly the way you want them. Sheesh. Okay. Having the word processor change them is more of a pain. Does that make it more annoying? Hmm. I will need to think about that.
(By the way, many word processors do not change words that start with a capital letter, especially when it is in the middle of a sentence. So I wonder if hmm will cause a squiggly without being capitalized. Nope. Just thought I would check.)
Argh is another great word. I love argh because it does not cause a red squiggly underline whether it is capitalized or not (I just checked). And I love it because of its emotive content. Argh! You can just see the writer or speaker being frustrated to the point of not having any words to say. Either that or you see Charlie Brown yelling at Lucy for missing a fly ball or saying something annoying or just being Lucy. I tend to see Shrek, even though I do not know that he ever says, “Argh!” And of course, many people see pirates when they think of argh. Argh matey!
Argh is also fun to just use in a blog post. Argh! I cannot find the words to describe what I am thinking about. It is so frustrating. Argh! See what I mean? It is the perfect word to show frustration. Or maybe that is just me. Hmm.
Like I said, I am not sure that Hmm and Argh are in the dictionary, but that does not matter to me. They get passed by in my word processor, so it does not matter whether they are officially in the dictionary or not. So if you are in need of a couple unique little words to show you are thinking or that you are frustrated, think about two of my favorite little words. Hmm and Argh.
© 2025 Michael T. Miyoshi
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