Showing posts with label languages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label languages. Show all posts
Jan 8, 2013
What are Brazilian prostitutes doing to prepare for the World Cup?
Learning English, of course. http://m.espn.go.com/soccer/story?storyId=1292544&wjb
May 22, 2012
Words that don't exist in English
But you wish you did.
Age-otori (Japanese): To look worse after a haircut
Backpfeifengesicht (German): A face badly in need of a fist
L’esprit de l’escalier (French): usually translated as “staircase wit,” is the act of thinking of a clever comeback when it is too late to deliver it
More here: http://sobadsogood.com/2012/04/29/25-words-that-simply-dont-exist-in-english/
Age-otori (Japanese): To look worse after a haircut
Backpfeifengesicht (German): A face badly in need of a fist
L’esprit de l’escalier (French): usually translated as “staircase wit,” is the act of thinking of a clever comeback when it is too late to deliver it
More here: http://sobadsogood.com/2012/04/29/25-words-that-simply-dont-exist-in-english/
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