Words with No English Equivalent

Aug. 7th, 2011 07:16 pm
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I was amused by this list of foreign words, courtesy of [livejournal.com profile] my_partner_doug.
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Wow!

Date: 2011-08-08 09:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com
I think my favorite is hoime. We do need a word for non-home.

Re: Wow!

Date: 2011-08-09 12:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fayanora.livejournal.com
Feel free to use any of them in your writing. I want my babies to spread and infect the brains of as many English speakers as possible.

Heh, there I go thinking of words as memes, as living beings. :-)
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