Why do people say "YOU KNOW" while talking?

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PlayStation361

#425790 Mon, 01 Oct 07 02:10 PM

Somebody please help me... I'm from CHINA and I don't know english!

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Mister Micawber

#425820 Mon, 01 Oct 07 03:30 PM

Hello, Playstation--- and welcome to English Forums.

'You know' is just a rather boring fluency device in the spoken language-- it is a place marker, allowing the speaker to continue while s/he thinks of the next block of language.

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