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The root primitives are so easy to discern and interpret: under,ground, train,yard time,writing place

• nothrabannosir 1y ago
  (Bahn is more like track, not train)
  • scns 1y ago
    Sorry to be a pedant but bahnhof means train station
    • Izkata 1y ago
      ..and then "autobahn" would be..?
      • detaro 1y ago
        almost as if word meanings were dependent on context ("railway" would probably have been a more accurate than "train", but going "actually it means track" is just not helpful in this context)
        • Izkata 1y ago
          I think you missed the comment that was doing a complete breakdown of the components. If anything by your argument it's more relevant because it shows the breakdown can sometimes be misleading.
          • detaro 1y ago
            no, I didn't.