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02/28/08 21:18
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 		 #151636 - Sometimes it is expedient
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Many times I find that there is a single word in one language that embodies a concept. Translation to another language could take many words, and even then not convey the exact meaning.

Hybrid languages like English have no reservations about absorbing "foreign" words quite quickly. Ironically the meaning can sometimes get modified over time.

-Aubrey

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to the bi-/multilingual friends            01/01/70 00:00      
   I don't think in english...            01/01/70 00:00      
   I'm not bilingual but. (yet)...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Here is how to find            01/01/70 00:00      
         TOTALLY untrue - unless 'everybody' excludes me            01/01/70 00:00      
            You looks like a master piece :))            01/01/70 00:00      
               Both            01/01/70 00:00      
               I only curse in English ... but not often.            01/01/70 00:00      
                  My mother tongue...            01/01/70 00:00      
            TOTALLY untrue , I HATE the bold letters            01/01/70 00:00      
               no 'wants'            01/01/70 00:00      
               if you hate bold letters ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Who 'wants'            01/01/70 00:00      
               Which?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  No contradiction            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Dreams and shrinks            01/01/70 00:00      
                        if you\'re aware            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Which do you want?            01/01/70 00:00      
         I'll skip the bucket..            01/01/70 00:00      
   Yes            01/01/70 00:00      
      A different situation            01/01/70 00:00      
         What language is dominant            01/01/70 00:00      
            makes me remember            01/01/70 00:00      
               Ouch            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Sometimes it is expedient            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Käveleksehdityttää =            01/01/70 00:00      
                  That once was a serious problem at home.            01/01/70 00:00      
            Its the crisis which desides the truth            01/01/70 00:00      
         Depends            01/01/70 00:00      
   Finnish - Swedish and English            01/01/70 00:00      
      Welcome to tower of Babel            01/01/70 00:00      
         English, Telegu, Hindi ..            01/01/70 00:00      
            I wasn't implying you are whining            01/01/70 00:00      
   I switch without really noticing.            01/01/70 00:00      
      Bavarian and Hochdeutsch            01/01/70 00:00      
         quite an acomplishment            01/01/70 00:00      
            It takes lots of time ... and being young helps            01/01/70 00:00      
         I've almost completely forgotten            01/01/70 00:00      
            It's not just words ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                not just words ya            01/01/70 00:00      

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