A L O H A !
" No matter how smart
you thought you were,
you are actually
way less smart
than that."
David Foster Wallace
" We are always
the same age
inside."
Gertrude Stein
" The face of a child
can say it all.
Especially
the mouth part
of the face."
Jack Handey
Are Today's quotes:
Profound?
Paradoxical?
Stupid?
I suspect there is no
correct answer.
Is there a universal word
understood all over our globe?
Dutch scientists say
"Ja!"
[ That's a 'Yes']
10 languages on
5 continents:
Dutch, Icelandic,
Mandarin Chinese,
West African Siwu,
Australian aboriginal
Murrinh-Patha -
ALL use
"Huh?"
" -only 'Huh?' occurs
across languages
whose phonetic patterns
otherwise vary greatly. "
Mark Dingemanse,
Francisco Torreira.
Nick Enfield,
Researchers,
Max Planck Institute
for Psycholinguistics
(Netherlands)
As I told my (blog invisible) husband:
"I cause nice people ALL over the world
to go "Huh???"
Warmly, cloudia
Huh! Yes, it is universal. Safe to just 'huh' and develop friendships. Nicely Cloudia!
ReplyDeleteHank
I could be the same age I was when I was the age I was when I started to write this. But I don't think so.
ReplyDeletei'd like to go back to my childhood with this age. have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteThose people said those dumb things? Must've been the VOG affecting their brains.
ReplyDeleteGood to know I can use "huh?" anywhere.
Have an easy day; don't confuse hubby or the kitty.
DrumMajor
huh?
ReplyDeleteja.
smiles.
we're all confused...ha.
aloha from va
cool quotes
ReplyDeletelaughing. :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE your 2nd photo of the sky! wow!!!
and it is a word expressing confusion. I can buy that. :)
ReplyDeleteSi or oui do well, too!
ReplyDeleteI think a component of intelligence is the awareness of the limitations of what we know. Another one is what is really important!
May you have a joyous day. Hang loose, and smile lots!
Delightful :).
ReplyDeleteConfusion is universal…there's some relief in that :-)
ReplyDelete♥ Thanks
ReplyDeleteDefinitely young on the inside!
ReplyDeleteLovely shots.
Thank you for adding to my smarts today (always necessary).
ReplyDeleteHuh????????????
ReplyDeleteIt's a good thing you live in Huhwaii. ;)
ReplyDeleteHuh? Just kidding ;) Loved this. I wonder what why more people don't speak Esperantpo?
ReplyDeleteWhat did I hear you say? Huh? ;)))
ReplyDeleteOf course you have to make allowances for typos. That should have been Esperanto which you probably figured out faster than me.
ReplyDeleteEven up here in Quebec we say huh? even though it's not used in our main language(french).
ReplyDeleteKeep the quotes coming. Inspirational or not, they're food for thoughts!
Great quotes like the ones you posted enrich our thoughts.
ReplyDeleteNonsense Gertrude!
ReplyDeleteWe are the age we want to be.
Huh? LOL!
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday, cara Cloudia!
ReplyDeleteThat was fun! Huh may be the universal acknowledgment that we don't know everything! Huh for humility!
ReplyDeleteHuh? Hehehehehe! I believe your quotes today were spot on, every single one. I had to laugh about your hubby comment! Enjoy the rest of your weekend Cloudia :)
ReplyDeleteYou also cause people all over the world to go "Ah!" with your stunning photography!
ReplyDeleteHmmm? Really? Isn't this funny? I wonder what other similar words there are.
ReplyDeleteThings that make you go huh :)) I like it and I like the Jack Handley quote, that's what I love about children!
ReplyDeleteWe are all united in our confusion!:) I heard this on NPR and loved it - to think it could've been a word from our first language!
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