I was doing and English essay and was kinda proud of it, so especially as I don't usually publish something deep here I thought I would share with you all my research in this greatly unrecognised field that I thought was fascinating.
Miske’s used in Communication
By Nathan Moore
Miskes have long been used with people in varying degrees of all ages, languages and nations to communicate. When words become unnecessary or indeed, too much effort, the appropriate miske is usually sufficient. Teenagers who believe they have a right to remain in bed that is being talked to by a (generally grumpy) parent is the easiest and most common way to observe this behaviour first hand.
Miske’s include hums and virtually all other intangible sounds that still have a meaning that is expected that the listener should understand the intended message even though it is not making use of a proper language. Miske’s are separated into 6 groups; laughs, giggles, hums, gags, growls and gunts. Gunt’s is by far the most varied group, so much so they are in turn separated into several sub-categories. Agreements, confusion, disagreements and thoughtfulness are the afore mentioned sub-categories.
‘Hums are generally well known what they are and hardly need any explanation. ‘Gags’ are supposed to represent the act of regurgitation and are used to communicate utter disgust with a thing/person
/act. Generally it is considered funny for some reason and a laugh or a giggle is usually accompanied with it.
A laugh is a quaint little noise that varies incredibly much, even from time to time, let alone person to person. Despite the massive quantities of variation, the laugh is universally accepted as a (would you believe it) laugh the world over, except for a handful of fathers who produce a sort of gurgling sound in place of a laugh and it seems only said father can tell it’s a laugh. Debate rages over whether this anomalous resonance should be given it’s own sub-category or even a straight category, but no official move has been made to do such a thing.
Laughs generally occur when somebody hears something that is considered funny or ‘appeals to their sense of humour’ (i.e.: in a joke or ‘harmless’ prank). Giggles are a variant of the laugh and are pretty similar but each ‘ha’ is a lot more succinct.
Growls originated and used to be the domain of the animal kingdom and are used by people who decide to use this particular miske to intimidate his or her opponent that is generally a person but sometimes extends to a troublesome pet and/or object.
Gunts are generally the hardest to understand and are incredibly varied. Gunts are sometimes referred to as grunts but gunts are the ‘proper’ name. Agreements are generally higher pitched and should usually be taken as strongly as if it was a verbal agreement. Confusion gunts are generally short, sharp and means the other person wants clarification from the person it was directed too. Disagreement gunts are usually angry or frustratingly sounded for obvious reasons and are, well, disagreements. Thoughtfulness gunts are usually a long note and generally you should wait to they finish whatever they are going to say after it.
In conclusion, miskes, although not always considered the ‘proper way to put things’, are an essential element of almost any language and should be practised and learnt to improve your day-to-day communicative skills.
It was Easter! And God put a display of his power (okay so not a cross in the sky, but something as cool and that IS a photo of it in a way took me like an hour to do that just kneeling with my camera pointed at the sky). I'll leave you to wonder at it for a little bit.
And, to yet another happy note, I was awarded the Thinking Blog Award by Julie. Apparently my Easter story (that had nothing to do with Easter per se was impressive and thought provoking which is nice to know. 
