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===Huh?=== "Huh?", meaning "what?" (that is, used when an utterance by another is not fully heard or requires clarification), is an essentially universal expression, but may be a normal word (learned like other words) and not paralanguage. ''Huh'' is claimed to be a [[Psychological nativism|universal syllable]].<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last1=Dingemanse |first1=Marse |last2=Torreira |first2=Francisco |last3=Enfield |first3=N. J. |date=November 8, 2013 |title=Is 'Huh?' a Universal Word? Conversational Infrastructure and the Convergent Evolution of Linguistic Items |journal=PLOS ONE |publisher=PLOS |volume=8 |issue=11 |pages=<!--THIS JOURNAL DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE PAGE NUMBERS--> |bibcode=2013PLoSO...878273D |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0078273 |pmc=3832628 |pmid=24260108 |doi-access=free}}</ref> A 2013 study suggested that the word/syllable ''huh'' is perhaps the most recognized syllable throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/11/-em-huh-em-means-the-same-thing-in-every-language/281359/ |url-access=subscription |title=Huh Means the Same Thing in Every Language |author=Olga Khazan |date=November 12, 2013 |work=The Atlantic |accessdate=December 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schuessler |first1=Jennifer |date=November 9, 2013 |title=The Syllable that Everyone Understands |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/09/arts/that-syllable-everyone-recognizes.html?smid=pl-share |accessdate=November 9, 2013 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> It is an [[interrogative]] which crosses geography, language, cultures and nationalities.<ref name=":0" />{{better source needed|date=December 2021|reason=According to the article [[PLOS]], "The publications are primarily funded by payments from the authors", so take that as you will.}}
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