How you speak · Talking
fill the silence
avoid awkward quiet
Say or do something so that a quiet moment does not feel awkward.
This vs that
She filled the silence with a question.
She broke the silence with a question.
Hear it in real life
Why did you start talking about the weather?
I was just trying to fill the silence.
He filled the silence by asking me where I lived.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The chunk naturally describes speaking to make an awkward pause feel easier.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I said something to fill the silent.
Say: I said something to fill the silence.
Use the noun 'silence', not the adjective 'silent'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
fill the silence with ___
She filled the silence with a question about the weather.
I filled the silence with a quick story about my journey.
Phrases to borrow
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How you speak words
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Your turn: say it out loud
He was just trying to fill the silence.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
fill the silence
avoid awkward quiet
“He filled the silence by asking me where I lived.”
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