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tk2kewl

(18,133 posts) Tue Jun 12, 2012, 11:10 AM Jun 2012

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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

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

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 11:21 AM

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

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 11:33 AM

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3. Reasons to keep all languages alive

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 11:43 AM

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They come up with cool words!

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

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 11:46 AM

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