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Just a thought...

Posted by someguy on 20 Nov 2013 at 20:52 GMT

Wouldn't "a short questioning interjection with the function of other-initiation of repair" be one of the first words used when multiple languages meet? I think this at the least would increase it's chances of being carried over to other languages and act as an accelerator for it's spread.

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