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People around world associate rolled R with a jagged line, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The bouba-kiki-effect has been observed in languages without writing systems

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I was assuming any influence would go the other way (i.e., people make letters that remind them of the sounds).