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Weird, a lot of "words not in the English language" are described with ONE English word. Like "Asabiyyah = togetherness"; "Sumud = steadfastness". So it seems t
by dEnigma 11y ago
Weird, a lot of "words not in the English language" are described with ONE English word. Like "Asabiyyah = togetherness"; "Sumud = steadfastness". So it seems those words in fact ARE in the English language.
edit: Also, at least a lot of the German words have really strange (or simply wrong) translations:
Fingerspitzengefühl is NOT "the ability to think clearly about multiple phenomena". Wikipedia has a better definition[1]: "It describes a great situational awareness, and the ability to respond most appropriately and tactfully. It can also be applied to diplomats, bearers of bad news, or to describe a superior ability to respond to an escalated situation."
A "Schnapsidee" is not "an ingenious plan hatched while drunk". In fact, most "Schnapsideen" are, while often imaginative, quite stupid, unrealistic or just weird.
"Feierabend" is not the "festive mood at the end of a working day" but simply "the end of a working day". "Feierabend-Stimmung" or "Feierabendlaune" would be what describes the mood.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerspitzengef%C3%BChl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerspitzengef%C3%BChl
- guitarbill 11y agoGah, just saw your edit :) You're correct, seems like this article is not well researched at all. Schnapsidee doesn't mean "an ingenious plan hatched while drunk", as you might expect it just means an obviously stupid idea, hatched with or without alcohol. Also, "© 2023 by Tim Lomas", wtf?
- DanBC 11y ago> A "Schnapsidee" is not "an ingenious plan hatched while drunk". In fact, most "Schnapsideen" are, while often imaginative, quite stupid, unrealistic or just weird. I'd love a website to collect examples of these. The Japanese Chindogu are perhaps similar, but for inventions not ideas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chind%C5%8Dgu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chind%C5%8Dgu http://www.chindogu.com/ http://www.chindogu.com/
- dEnigma 11y agoInventions would count as Schnapsideen too, so most Chindogus could probably be called a Schnapsidee ;) I'm sure there must be a website collecting Schnapsideen somewhere, one just has to find it.
- legulere 11y agoAlso janteloven is Dutch according to this list when it really is Danish.