Why words like 'okay' and 'taxi' are universally understood across the world but survival related ones like 'help', 'water', 'food' remained nation specific? - eviltoast
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    1 year ago

    In a similar vein, this concept is useful to try and figure out where certain technologies were invented independently and where they spread through trade.