Listen carefully to a spoken conversation and you’ll notice that the speakers use a lot of little quasi-words—mm-hmm, um, huh? and the like—that don’t convey any information about the ...

I might find that encouraging and add more detail,” says Nguyen. “But if you do something like, ‘Uh-huh,’ I’m going to assume you aren’t interested in more detail.” A key part of ...

Salma Hayek’s captivating performance in the 1997 romantic comedy Fools Rush In is once again in the spotlight, thanks to a viral GIF posted by Cinesthetic’s X (formerly Twitter) account.

A quick huh? or what? from the listener, on the other hand, can signal a failure of communication that the speaker needs to repair. That need seems to be universal: In a survey of 31 languages ...

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A federal judge last week dismissed the claims against an Avon police sergeant who transported a suicidal man to the Eagle County jail, as part of a broader lawsuit over the man's death in custody.

His ability to seamlessly switch between shrewd tactician and vulnerable partner is nothing short of masterful. Meanwhile, Yeom Jang-sun (Huh Joon-ho), a former intelligence director who thrives on ...