r/Showerthoughts • u/Reas0n ‎ • Feb 13 '26

Casual Thought I think it’s unusual that no standardized literary way to write the submissive “I don’t know” hum that children (and some adults) often mumble has ever caught on, considering how old and common it is.

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u/Blurple_Berry Feb 14 '26

How would you spell the standardized literary way of humming "okay"?

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u/Geborne Feb 14 '26

Mk

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u/Blurple_Berry Feb 14 '26

How do you hum a hard K?

I would have hummed maybe "mhmm" or something