Talking about listening: When one person doesn’t quite hear what another person said, what does she say to get her to repeat it?
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| HUH | 9 |
| WHAT’S THAT | 7 |
| COME AGAIN | 6 |
| EXCUSE ME | 6 |
| WHAT | 5 |
| PARDON | 3 |
| PARDON ME | 3 |
| SORRY | 3 |
| HOW’S THAT | 2 |
| SAY WHAT | 2 |
| WHAT DID YOU SAY | 2 |
| I BEG YOUR PARDON | 1 |
| I’M SORRY. WHAT | 1 |
| REPEAT | 1 |
| SAY AGAIN | 1 |
| WHAT YOU SAY | 1 |
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