Do You Squeal When You Talk to Babies?

When we see something cute, why does it ghost up so many octaves? And is attached with violence called cutagression. If you ever feel pain, either in the neck or in the throat when you're speaking, that's an indication for a medical exam immediately. Parents raised the pitch of their voice around babies across so many cultures and languages, even monkeys do it. The exaggerated speech patterns can maybe help babies pick up on communication faster.

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