Blackcrag
Joined: Jul 02, 2005
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Apr 24, 2006 - 23:40 |
 
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| Fama wrote: |
Anyway, there's a word in some african language, which is in the Guinnes World Record book for being the most concise word in the world. Can't remember what word it was, but it mean something like "two people looking at eachother hoping the other guy would do the thing neither of them wants to do". Heh, I think there isn't a word for that in other languages. |
I'd love to learn that word! I hope it's one of the zulu words involving *click*-sounds... |
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Blackcrag
Joined: Jul 02, 2005
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Apr 24, 2006 - 23:43 |
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| DonTomaso wrote: | Well, I'm happy for you danes to put your name on the map for 'Bagstiv'... truly the spirit of the danish ppl comes through in that word.. 
And, being a swede myself, I'll have to settle for Lagom, Smorgosbord and Ombudsman.... all swedish words from the beginning, and not nearly as fun as Bagstiv... |
Tsk tsk... While those words may have been Swedish originally they've been adopted by other languages and thus don't qualify...  (erh except: What is a lagom???)
Discobowling might be an entirely swedish term though  |
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DeMoorck
Joined: Aug 05, 2003
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Apr 25, 2006 - 14:37 |
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About the word "Ombudsman(d)". I didnt recall it being a Swedish invention. I made a few searches and consulted my etymological dictionary and the word should be Danish  |
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FischerKing
Joined: Oct 25, 2003
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Apr 25, 2006 - 14:41 |
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Its danish allright |
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