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An example going the other way: Russian does not have an equivalent to "artist". There are words specifically for "painter", "singer" etc, but nothing generic.
by hassy 16y ago
An example going the other way: Russian does not have an equivalent to "artist". There are words specifically for "painter", "singer" etc, but nothing generic. The closest is "творец" (tvorets) but it's closer to "creator" and calling yourself a "tvorets" would be very very pretentious, unlike calling yourself an artist.
- tomjen3 16y agoIt would properly be better if we removed the word from English too -- Creator does more accurately describe what one does, and nobody would say "you can't judge a creation" the way they claim art can't be judged.