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4444mv Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

ha-ha and aha

When I try to express that I'm laughing I write:  ha ha... and to express that I have understood something I write:  Aha...

Now I've read that these expressions may convey scorn. Is this true?
Thank you.
  

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Laughter can be scornful, funny, ridicule or forced. It all depends on the context.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Laughter can be scornful, funny, ridicule or forced.
  • It all depends on the context.
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Laughter can be scornful, funny, ridicule or forced. It all depends on the context.
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4444mvNow I've read that these expressions may convey scorn. Is this true?
Only in a situation where scornful laughter or recognition might occur. That is the innate ambiguity of communicating with almost any word in the language.
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AlpheccaStarsLaughter can be scornful, funny, ridicule or forced. It all depends on the context.
Ok. Thank you, AlpheccaStars!
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Yes, I understand it now. Everything depends on the context.
Thanks Mister Micawber.
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