Greek particles refer to linguistic elements that fulfill various functions, such as signaling hesitation, emphasis, or mood in speech. They are often characterized as filler words or hesitation markers, which can sometimes be seen as indicators of disfluence in communication. Comments on this topic highlight the degradation-resistant quality of these particles and point out the entertaining variety in their names and classifications. One comment even references a claim that Neanderthals may have used similar hesitation markers, suggesting a long-standing presence of these linguistic features throughout human evolution. This leads to an appreciation of how such elements serve important communicative purposes across languages and cultures.