You can get far in North America with laconic grunts. "Huh," "hun," and "hi!" in their various modulations, together with "sure," "guess so," "that so?" and "nuts!" will meet almost any contingency.
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- Author's profession: Author
- Nationality: british
- Born: May 28, 1908
- Died: August 12, 1964
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