fossilesque@mander.xyz to Linguistics@mander.xyzEnglish · 10 months agoHow different languages laugh onlinerestofworld.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down13cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshumanities@beehaw.org
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minus-squareShelena@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-210 months agoIn the Netherlands we have the same as your first two bullets, but not the other ones. I think the only difference is that ‘hihi’ is used for giggling. What is a bit funny is that ‘lol’ is a Dutch word that means something like ‘fun’.
In the Netherlands we have the same as your first two bullets, but not the other ones. I think the only difference is that ‘hihi’ is used for giggling.
What is a bit funny is that ‘lol’ is a Dutch word that means something like ‘fun’.