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   Kamsahamnida

   

   Anonymous Coward, Aug 19th, 2003 @ 12:14am

   
   

   The Korean language has so many plosives and hisses, it makes sense they would invent something like that.
   
   p.s. if you want to freak out a Korean girl real bad, ask if she can sing pansori.
   

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   Sidetone

   

   Dan Neuman, Aug 19th, 2003 @ 9:45am

   
   

   I wonder if the reason cell-phone users talk so loud is because they can't hear themselves talk. Wired phones play your voice in the ear piece -- this is called sidetone, and if it isn't there, people tend to talk louder or think the phone isn't working.
   
   Possibly, cell phones don't have enough sidetone. If it were louder, you'd think you were talking too loud and lower your voice.

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   Re: Sidetone

   

   nil-ram, Aug 19th, 2003 @ 12:55pm

   
   

   EXACTLY! Most cell phones have NO SIDETONE! I've been pointing this out to tech journalists and to journalists writing on rude cell phone users, and suggesting they ask phone companies why. No one asks, and I've never seen a story on this. Seems like a little sidetone could make the world a better place.

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