Hurtful Words In this game, house musician Jonathan Coulton will tell you how people around the world say "ouch," and you have to name the language.

Hurtful Words

Hurtful Words

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They say that love is the universal language, but they're wrong — it's pain. In this game, house musician Jonathan Coulton will tell you how people around the world say "ouch," and you have to name the language. "Úff, this eruption by the volcano Eyjafjallajökull is making me really hot!"...you said, in Icelan-glish. (That's Icelandic + English.)