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May 2022
4m 36s

99_Mini_boh mah beh

LINDA RIOLO
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Una lingua non è fatta solo di parole. Ci sono i suoni, quelle esclamazioni che indicano sorpresa, disgusto, dubbio. Suoni monosillabici che sembrano quasi universali, ma non lo sono. Oggi ti parlo di boh, mah e beh.
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