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WTF Fun Fact 13556 – New Indo-European Language

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a new Indo-European language. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13556 – New Indo-European Language appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 13486 – Mamihlapinatapai, the Most Succinct Word

The word “mamihlapinatapai” means so much it’s often considered untranslatable. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13486 – Mamihlapinatapai, the Most Succinct Word appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12644 – The Parrot Who Saved a Dead Language

Did a parrot and exolvrer save a language from total extinction? The post WTF Fun Fact 12644 – The Parrot Who Saved a Dead Language appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

A 2014 linguistics study on filler…

A 2014 linguistics study on filler words found that women use “um” ~22% more than men, men say “uh” 250% more than women, & men use filler words ~38% more than women. When speaking to the opposite gender, men use “uh” ~14% less & “um” ~8% more, while women use “uh” ~20% more & “um”… Read More »