Anonymous  +  241494 Fri, 30 Jun 06 05:05 AM I'm not a linguistics person, but I was wondering if the children's expression "NA - NA - NA NA - NA" and the accompanying tune are common to any other languages....as in, does it fit into the universal language of music as an actual meaningful expression of ridicule? Anonymous

	Philip  +  244983 Wed, 12 Jul 06 04:58 PM  Anonymous wrote: I'm not a linguistics person, but I was wondering if the children's expression "NA - NA - NA NA - NA" and the accompanying tune are common to any other languages....as in, does it fit into the universal language of music as an actual meaningful expression of ridicule? Very interesting question.  I even wonder if it is used throughout the English-speaking world.  I'm going to check it out on another linguistics site I frequent.  May get back to you later. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 9,289 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen