Readers reply: why is a child saying ‘Na-na, na-na-na!’ so annoying?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions considers a universal juvenile put-down

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Why is a child going “Na-na, na-na-na!” annoying the world over? I read recently that kids do a version of this in every culture and country. Fred Corbett, London

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