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Old 22nd August 2006 | 09:32
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Brilliant Stuff
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Where does the word SQUAWK come from?
Is it because we are big birds and big birds squawk?

I was listening to a programme on Radio 4 last night which was talking about how when you describe small birds you use the word tweet to describe the sound they make and big birds SQUAWK.

Any ideas?
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