you know (2)

INFORMAL
This page is about the conversational phrase you know (2)

Meaning

You can say this at any point in a sentence if you need time to think before going on.

For example

  • "What's it like singing in a choir?"
    "Well, it's like you're, you know, part of the music or something. It's hard to explain."

  • "Would you like to live forever?"
    "I guess so. But it's sort of, you know, scary or whatever. The thought of it never ending, I mean."

Quick Quiz

If someone says "you know" slowly in the middle of a sentence, they're probably

a. searching for the right word to use

b. wondering what you already know

c. trying to convince you of something
a) searching for the right word to use b) wondering what you already know c) trying to convince you of something

Contributor: Matt Errey