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How native and non-native English speakers adapt to humor in intercultural interaction NANCY D. BELL Abstract Humor can often carry an implicit negative message and thus be potentially dangerous to use. In addition, it is culturally and linguistically complex and sophisticated. Because of these things, it poses a challenge for L2 (second language) speakers and we might expect to see attempts at humor failing and causing o¤ense in intercultural interaction. This paper reports