Starting thoughts with “well” and “so”

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And they are "well" and "so."

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"Well, I was thinking about going to New York next week."

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"So, I was thinking about going to New York next week."

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The meaning doesn't change without those words, but it just kind of gives some pause.

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It gives some space before you say your sentence.

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The seventh filler expression that I want to share with you is actually kind of a bonus

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expression.

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And this goes at the end of the sentence.

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It is "or something."

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Or something, or something.

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So with our sample sentence, you might say, "Well, I was thinking about going to New York

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next week or something."

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And this shows that you're not quite certain if you're going to New York, and you're also

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trying to show that hesitancy.

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"Well, I was thinking about going to New York next week or something."

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We often use this as well after you give some kind of advice.

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So, if I said to you, "Oh, well, you should study English every day or something."

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It's kind of showing that I'm giving you advice, but I don't want to be too strong about it.

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I don't want you to feel like I'm telling you, "You should study English every day."

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I'm just trying to gently tell you.

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"You should study English every day or something."

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This is advice, but it's not the most important thing in the world.

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Or maybe I'm trying to make you feel like "Hmm, you know, you can listen to my advice,

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but if you don't, it's okay."