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Neologisms are adopted just as quick in German. The difference really lies in the inherent ability by the language to convey meaning almost no matter how crazy
by neuronic 5y ago
Neologisms are adopted just as quick in German. The difference really lies in the inherent ability by the language to convey meaning almost no matter how crazy the word is.
I am willing to bet that every German will likely understand Morgenkaffeesehnsucht, the desire for coffee in the morning (which I just made up on the fly).
- bobthepanda 5y agoEight letters and a few spaces is no big deal. There are certainly English phrases shorter than their German counterparts. "Car insurance" vs "Autoversicherung", for example. It's just that beyond a select few exceptions certain types of things are not a convention in Standard English, like nouns for very specific feelings.