The curious case of the Swedish Scchwoop

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Ever been to north Sweden? If no, then you have been missing one of the coolest “yes” of the whole world. Because even if the official Swedish word for yes is ja, from Stockholm up above scchwoop is the only sound you would hear when someone agrees with you. And we wrote sound instead of word because scchwoop is really just a quick intake of breath, with your mouth almost closed. So yes, it’s not even a word.

You glottologists out there have fun now trying to understand where this sound comes from!

 

By Sabina Grixoni

Editor and Social Media Strategist

Communication Trainee at TermCoord