To English speakers, the word, “peanut” isn’t especially funny. But saying “peanut” in Serbian, “kikiriki“, puts a smile on your face; Serbs consider it the funniest word in their language. But why is that the case? Psycholinguists have discovered some clues, as Patrick Cox reports.
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