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tk2kewl

(18,133 posts) Tue Jun 12, 2012, 12:10 PM Jun 2012

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Interesting words from other languages:

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Interesting words from other languages: (Original Post) tk2kewl Jun 2012 OP

Love "L'esprit de l'escalier"! What a useful phrase. nt Romulox Jun 2012 #1

yeah, much better than "way homer"! unblock Jun 2012 #2

Reasons to keep all languages alive flamingdem Jun 2012 #3

"Tingo" reminded me of Homer Simpson/Ned Flanders. Which reminds me of "Flanderize": Romulox Jun 2012 #4

Romulox

(25,960 posts)

1. Love "L'esprit de l'escalier"! What a useful phrase. nt

Reply to tk2kewl (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 12:21 PM

Jun 2012

unblock

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2. yeah, much better than "way homer"!

Reply to Romulox (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 12:33 PM

Jun 2012

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

3. Reasons to keep all languages alive

Reply to tk2kewl (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 12:43 PM

Jun 2012

They come up with cool words!

Romulox

(25,960 posts)

4. "Tingo" reminded me of Homer Simpson/Ned Flanders. Which reminds me of "Flanderize":

Reply to tk2kewl (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 12:46 PM

Jun 2012

to take one aspect of a character (e.g. Ned Flander's religiosity,) and make it the over-exagerated/defining characteristic of the character.

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