Ready For A Linguistic Controversy? Say 'Mhmm'
Mhmm is a small word that's often used unconsciously. But it can actually tell us a lot about language, bias, and the transatlantic slave trade.
Pop quiz: What's a word you use a hundred times a day — that doesn't show up in the dictionary?
Give up? Mhmm.
You got it! Mhmm is a small word that's often used unconsciously. But it can actually tell us a lot about language, bias and the transatlantic slave trade.
Once upon a time, English speakers didn't say "mhmm." But Africans did, according to Robert Thompson, an art history professor at Yale University who Africa's influence
