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  • #16
    Originally posted by Clint Hill View Post

    The University of New Hampshire’s acronym is “UNH” (all capital letters). You'll have to do better than that for some passive-aggressive smackdown directed at me.
    Sorry you saw it as a smackdown. It wasn't intended as one. I honestly don't make any "N" sound in uh-uh, and can't think of anyone who does.

    Originally posted by Clint Hill View Post
    Consult a linguistics expert.
    Uh-uh.
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    • #17
      Originally posted by Hasil Adkins View Post

      Sorry you saw it as a smackdown. It wasn't intended as one. I honestly don't make any "N" sound in uh-uh, and can't think of anyone who does.

      Uh-uh.
      Sorry, mate. May I extend my apologies to you. We are writers, and it read like a cut (to me).

      This has been a more lively debate than I expected over what I believed to be an inconsequential matter. As previously mentioned, I use what I like to use based on what I've read other (published) authors use in their books.

      The original post was not concerned with “Uh-uh,” “Unh-unh,” “Nuh-unh,” or any other combination of letters to put in written form the caveman grunts indicating “yes” or “no.”

      The original question posed was whether anyone believed “Nnn-nnn” could ever catch on. It was something a transcriptionist guessed at and came up with for closed-captioning. I know I won't use that.
      “Nothing is what rocks dream about” ― Aristotle

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      • #18
        For the sake of research, the same article link about the topic:

        https://learningenglish.voanews.com/...77/117331.html
        “Nothing is what rocks dream about” ― Aristotle

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        • #19
          Surprised no one has reveled in the joy of typing, "Onomatopoeia."

          The Fish Crow says, "Unh, uh": https://youtu.be/tGAH31tBFvs. (starts at 0.05 secs)

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          • #20
            Thanks! Still hear that “n” sound in there, though. TEHO. ?
            “Nothing is what rocks dream about” ― Aristotle

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