February 2012
13 posts
“The world’s most difficult word to translate has been identified as “ilunga”...”
– BBC NEWS | Africa | Congo word ‘most untranslatable’ (via rhea137) Shlimazl leads to the german Schlamassel which means trouble and a perso who gets her/himself constantly into trouble and unlucky situation is called Pechvogel. Pech is the opposite of luck and Vogel means bird. So it´s bad luck....
Feb 29th
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Top 10 Words That Need To Die, Immediately →
Feb 26th
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Feb 25th
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billet-doux →
\bil-ay-DOO\ , noun; plural billets-doux \bil-ay-DOO(Z)\: A love letter or note. Perhaps she just looked first into the bouquet, to see whether there was a billet-doux hidden among the flowers; but there was no letter. — William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair Young lovers in Victorian England, forbidden to express their affection in public and fearful that strict parents would...
Feb 19th
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Gruntled
wordgastic: The opposite of disgruntled. 
Feb 19th
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(ˈstjuːpɪd) (ˈfænsɪ): So true. So confusing. →
erikamoen: faustianslip: violeteyelids: faustianslip: b-linus: france: ten france: twenty france: thirty france: forty france: fifty france: sixty france: sixty ten world: france what are you do— france: four twenties world: france stop it france: four twenties ten world:… THIS IS WHY I CAN’T DO NUMBERS IN FRENCH.
Feb 18th
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Feb 13th
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Judas goat →
claytoncubitt: “A Judas goat is a trained goat used at a slaughterhouse and in general animal herding. The Judas goat is trained to associate with sheep or cattle, leading them to a specific destination. In stockyards, a Judas goat will lead sheep to slaughter, while its own life is spared. Judas goats are also used to lead other animals to specific pens and onto trucks. They have fallen out of...
Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
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Someone's Idea Of The 100 Most Beautiful Words in... →
Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think alone. Bucolic In a lovely rural setting. Bungalow A small, cozy cottage. Chatoyant Like a cat’s eye. Comely Attractive. Conflate To blend together. Cynosure A focal point of admiration. Dalliance A brief love affair. Demesne Dominion, territory. Demure Shy and reserved....
Feb 9th
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Feb 6th
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Feb 6th
The difference between 'discreet' and...
mariposima: Please learn it. Thx.
Feb 2nd
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