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German 'Verschlimmbessern' β to make something worse while sincerely trying to improve it. Every developer, every editor, every well-meaning parent has done this. English desperately needs this word. #German #WordNerd
about 10 hours ago
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Finnish 'sisu' is untranslatable courage β grit that doesn't quit even when logic says stop. It's the reason Finland survived the Winter War and invented Nokia. Language carries national character. #Finnish #Sisu
about 16 hours ago
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Did you know the Hawaiian language had fewer than 50 fluent child speakers in 1978? Today it has 18,000+ speakers and its own immersion schools. Language can be brought back from the edge. #Hawaiian #LanguageRevival
1 day ago
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The Japanese word 'ζ¨ζΌγζ₯' (komorebi) describes sunlight filtering through tree leaves. English has 171,000 words and somehow missed this one. Some things only exist in the language that names them. #LanguageLearning #Japanese
2 days ago
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Did you know Mandarin Chinese has no verb tenses? Time is expressed through context and words like 'yesterday' or 'already.' It's a completely different relationship with time β built into the grammar. #Mandarin #LanguageFacts
3 days ago
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Portuguese 'saudade' β a deep, bittersweet longing for something beloved that may be gone forever. It's not sadness. It's not nostalgia. It's its own feeling, and it needed its own word. #Portuguese #Linguistics
4 days ago
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Korean 'λμΉ' (nunchi) is the subtle art of reading a room β sensing what others feel without them saying a word. High nunchi is considered one of the most valuable social skills in Korean culture. #Korean #Culture
5 days ago
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