katic@sri-unix (11/30/82)
If you say the word 'no' slowely, you will notice that your lips are semi-pursed at the end. If you let them snap back to the rest position, they will pop a bit, this producing a sound quite like 'nope'. Is it possible that nope started as an overly emphasized no? (I remember doing this myself when I was a kid.) katic (....!nsc!katic)