Huh? Scientists find a version in each of 10 languages studied

Saturday, November 9, 2013 - 04:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Researchers visit native speakers of 10 very different languages on five continents, and discover remarkably similar-sounding words that serve the same essential purpose: mending a broken conversation.Humans speak many languages, but we may be united in our confusion. A new study examined languages from around the world and discovered what they say could be a universal word: "Huh?"

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