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Old 05-Oct-2006, 08:52
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Originally Posted by rewboss View Post
The only one I know of that is in any way universal is "taxi". For the third, various words are suggested, including "hallelujah", "amen" (which are originally Hebrew, not English, and not used in all cultures anyway), and "Coca-Cola" (which is a brand name so doesn't really count).
As I recall, two of the three words are OK and hello. I can't remember what the third one is.

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