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"Paragraphenreiter" in German. It turns out many of these "untranslatable" words are shared across entire language families. (I'm still not sure if a stickler
by groby_b 5y ago
"Paragraphenreiter" in German. It turns out many of these "untranslatable" words are shared across entire language families.
(I'm still not sure if a stickler is exactly the same term, because it doesn't necessarily involve rules - but "rules lawyer" works just fine for that context. And for the "but it's two words" crowd, so is Paragrafryttare. Just without a space.)