[Nancy, February 4, 1950.]
Hi Flagston’s “Ug!” made me think of Nancy Ritz’s “Ak.” Nancy has just gazed upon a poster for Health Week: “Cover That Sneeze.” Her “Ak” is the prelude to a megaphone-shaped “Choo.”
[Nancy, February 4, 1950.]
Could “Ak” be the etymon of Cathy Andrews Hillman’s “Aack,” “Aaack,” and “Aaaack”? Nah, I didn’t really think so either. If Cathy’s “Aack” has an etymon, it’s almost certainly “Aaugh.”
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Prelude to a “Choo”
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While we typically depict sneezes as being "a-choo" I can see someone trying to capture the aspirated nature of trying hold one in "akh - akh" etc.
This brings to mind the question: do Arabic speakers depict a sneeze differently than English speakers?
Here are ten different sneezes. No Arabic though.
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