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I was thinking “mom “ and “papa”. If “huh” is the standard for a word then also laughing words like “haha” are also universal.
by j7ake 6y ago
I was thinking “mom
“ and “papa”.
If “huh” is the standard for a word then also laughing words like “haha” are also universal.
- markdown 6y agoNot true. Eskimos laugh "ho ho ho".
- toohotatopic 6y agoLike Santa Claus, things add up.
- capableweb 6y agoThe physical sound of "haha" might be the same everywhere (to some degree, people laugh differently obviously) but different languages write "haha" different. Spanish: "jaja" or "jeje", Japanese: "wwwww"
- deadwing0 6y agoIn simplified Chinese: 哈哈哈！
- zanderwohl 6y agoThat's starting to get into paralinguistic territory. Sneeze sounds, for example, are learned to a degree (think some people sneezing very quietly or very loudly), and can be relearned even though they are involuntary in their timing, unlike "real" words.