*ahem*
Dear German language,
I love you and the fact that you have a word for everything. I also love that when there's not a word for something, you make one up by smooshing already-existing words together. I hope we get tons more loan-words from you (schadenfreude is one of the most useful words in the world!), but I hope we steal this one from you next:
fremdschämen: cringing embarrassment for the actions of others
What English says with seven words, you say with one.
SO. USEFUL.
It describes why I can't watch The Office or America's Funniest Home Videos and why I can't be friends with that one--very nice girl--from high school who I have a lot of common interests with but who makes me wince whenever she's around.
Thank you!
Umarmungen und Küsse,
Lauren
P.S. You are also the most fun language in the world to sing in.
I love you and the fact that you have a word for everything. I also love that when there's not a word for something, you make one up by smooshing already-existing words together. I hope we get tons more loan-words from you (schadenfreude is one of the most useful words in the world!), but I hope we steal this one from you next:
fremdschämen: cringing embarrassment for the actions of others
What English says with seven words, you say with one.
SO. USEFUL.
It describes why I can't watch The Office or America's Funniest Home Videos and why I can't be friends with that one--very nice girl--from high school who I have a lot of common interests with but who makes me wince whenever she's around.
Thank you!
Umarmungen und Küsse,
Lauren
P.S. You are also the most fun language in the world to sing in.
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Weltanschauung-A German term referring to a person's worldview or philosophy.
Schlimmbesserung--the attempted improvement that actually makes things much, much worse
gedankenexperiment - thought experiment. but it sounds cooler.
Schnurrbart - moustache
Sehnsucht - longing for a place that is missing or non-existing
Saudade - nostalgia with hope that a thing will return
Got any more?
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