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Well, how many?

edited to add -

so you know how in English, the rooster says cockadoodle doo, but in Spanish it’s kikiriki?

Does a train make different sounds in other countries? What a stupid American question to ask.

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[–] tocopherol@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago

I typically do 8 but I do think DirtyPair's rendition is proper. According to a mentalfloss article (https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51996/12-onomatopoeias-around-world) in Korea they say chik chik pok pok, for the clackity sound on the tracks. I read 'chuff' in British English for the train steam sound but I'm not sure it's used onomatopoeiatically.

[–] ikilledtheradiostar@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago
[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Blep@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago
[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago

Uhm, 0 because chugga was cancelled.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago

train-shining Chugga-Chugga solidarity nananana huey-lewis

[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
[–] asante@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

2 or sometimes 4 depending on vibes (higher = happier mood)

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago

6, split into three groups of 2s. I'm sure there's a time signature that describes it.

[–] cmhickman358@hexbear.net 3 points 5 months ago

They have to be done in groups of 4, but you can have as many groups of 4 as you would like

[–] pooberbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

In The Little Engine That Could, it's 3x chug, 3x puff, 2x ding-dong.

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago

Any integer multiple of four is acceptable. Just two will do in a pinch if you're in a severe hurry.

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