Conversational Fillers

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

article a word that specifies and limits a noun

• I'm not being funny, but your presentation could use some improvement in terms of structure and content.
• I'm not being funny, but your new haircut is not really flattering.
• I'm not being funny, but your taste in music is seriously questionable.
• I'm not being funny, but your excuses are getting old and it's time to take responsibility for your actions.