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Benedict Arnold

Some exclamations, when reversed, give commonEnglish words: Ha, he, Hi, Ho*. Can you suggest a new meaning for "Hu" (reverse of uh)?

*Ho! is intended here to be an expression of delight, not an insult to womanhood.

Posted - October 31, 2016
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  • 17261
    Hu(h)?

      November 1, 2016 2:23 AM MDT
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  • Okay, spit it  out, the two of you. Say it aloud: "Wiz is a weirdo."
    I can take it. Worse things have been said. ;-)
      November 1, 2016 3:15 AM MDT
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  • 17261
    Hu(h)? ;-)
      November 1, 2016 4:31 AM MDT
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  • You're a mischievous little rascal, eh?
      November 1, 2016 7:28 AM MDT
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  • 17261
    Oh. Don't embarrass me with all your flatter. ;-) 
      November 1, 2016 8:42 AM MDT
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  • ... which you enjoy all the same, while pretending you don't. ;-) This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at November 1, 2016 9:46 AM MDT
      November 1, 2016 9:22 AM MDT
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  • 17261
    I'm a good girl..
      November 1, 2016 9:46 AM MDT
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  • MWAH for that.
      November 1, 2016 10:11 AM MDT
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  • 17261
    Thankies... :-)
      November 1, 2016 10:27 AM MDT
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  • "whew"  
      November 1, 2016 2:30 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    Are hu talking to ME?

    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at November 3, 2016 8:24 AM MDT
      November 1, 2016 9:56 AM MDT
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  • I once had a bad (pirated) print of that movie, so I never really enjoyed it.
    de Niro, of course, is a great actor, way up there with all the other greats.
    Thanks for your reply.
      November 3, 2016 8:26 AM MDT
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  • I looked first at all the English words beginning with hu. Many were variants on “human.” Some were forms of humans: husband, hunter, hustler, hussy. Some, like hunger, hurt, hurry, hush, hubris, humble, huff and humour, suggest aspects of human experience.

    So it might be tempting to give “hu” the meaning “of humans”

    But...

    Among the names of God, the sound “hu” is a common factor. In Islam, Allahu. In Judaism, the letters ya-hu-va-hu (Jehovah, Yahweh). In Christianity, hallelujah or originally allahuya. In Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda.

    “When one is united to the core of another, to speak of that is to breathe the name Hu, empty of self, filled with love.” - Rumi.

    So perhaps we could give “hu” the meaning, “that which links humans to God.” For atheists, this might translate as "awareness combined with a feeling of unconditional love."

    This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at November 3, 2016 5:21 AM MDT
      November 2, 2016 3:31 AM MDT
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  • 17261
    It's certainly better than my hu(h). Such lovely a read and deep thought reply. I like it a lot. :-)
      November 2, 2016 3:36 AM MDT
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  • Aaaww! Thank you! Feeling that I'm not sure I deserve the compliment but very grateful for it anyway! :-)
      November 3, 2016 4:08 AM MDT
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  • 17261
    Of course you do. I wouldn't give them if not. :-)
      November 3, 2016 4:11 AM MDT
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  • Hmm. You've learned to understand me well in an extraordinarily short time.
    Eyes watering. :-)
      November 3, 2016 4:21 AM MDT
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  • 17261
    Aww. You're too kind. :-)
      November 3, 2016 4:27 AM MDT
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  • Hartfire, This is a superb answer to a question meant to be deliberately "silly". Sapph is smiling because she knows the background.
      November 3, 2016 5:23 AM MDT
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  • 17261
    I smile out of lots of reasons.

    I always loved to see how questions evolve. I love the angle hartfire took, how much she managed to add to the subject.

    This only shows, even silly questions have their space. That we might be taken by surprise how someone suddenly manages to add stuff we didn't think was possible. I see no reason not to smile. A great question, an even better reply, and lovely people surrounding me. Yay!
      November 3, 2016 5:51 AM MDT
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  • Like moths to a flame. 

      November 3, 2016 5:59 AM MDT
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