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Favorite Words?
novium:
oh, no way, that is so cool, what part of germany are you in?
--- Quote from: Darla on July 09, 2006, 07:11:29 PM --- Heck, I've got to have something to show for 12 years (so far) in Germany besides a taste for Jacob's Kroenung coffee and Broetchen with Nutella. And a lead foot.
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harryismyhero:
"Fromage" ("cheese" in French) has always made me giggle, as well as various parts of the male and female anatomy, particularly "gonads". (What? Women are completely allowed to have dirty, toilet-humored minds, too, ya know.) ;)
"Freaking" is a great alternative to the f-bomb. "Rune" is just a cool-sounding word, as is "sussuration," "fireball," "fae," "warden," "paralyze," "jasmine," and "enchantment". "Saccharine" is a nifty, different way of saying "sweet". And I really like "mote," as in a mote of light.
I've probably got a bunch more, but it's too late at night (or should I say too early in the morning) for me to remember them.
becroberts:
--- Quote from: Tersa on July 01, 2006, 05:04:28 PM ---
Pamplemousse. It's French for grapefruit. ;D
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I totally agree with this one. It's just so much fun to say!
For the same reason, my favourite Japanese word is 'tokidoki'. ('sometimes') Too bad I can't say it out loud without sounding about five years old.
In English, my favourites are probably 'countenance' and 'appropriate' - the verbs in both cases. Why steal something when you can appropriate it?
harryismyhero:
--- Quote from: becroberts on July 21, 2006, 10:36:46 PM ---For the same reason, my favourite Japanese word is 'tokidoki'. ('sometimes') Too bad I can't say it out loud without sounding about five years old.
In English, my favourites are probably 'countenance' and 'appropriate' - the verbs in both cases. Why steal something when you can appropriate it?
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LOL, "tokidoki" is great! I love that one!
"Appropriate" is a great word, too. My art professors like that word a lot; they say all great artists don't steal, they "appropriate." ;D
Darla:
--- Quote from: novium on July 11, 2006, 06:49:09 AM ---oh, no way, that is so cool, what part of germany are you in?
--- Quote from: Darla on July 09, 2006, 07:11:29 PM --- Heck, I've got to have something to show for 12 years (so far) in Germany besides a taste for Jacob's Kroenung coffee and Broetchen with Nutella. And a lead foot.
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Sorry it took me so long to reply--we've been in Italy. ;D
I'm currently in Miesau (near Homburg). Also lived for 5 years in Landstuhl (near Kaiserslautern), 3 years in Heidelberg, and 2 years in Seybothenreuth (bitty town near Bayreuth).
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