Some people don't understand my love for books and language, but to me words are some of the most important things we have. Words are beautiful, because they represent beautiful, powerful things. If you can hear a word and see it's meaning appear right there in front of you, that's something magical. If you can use a word to convey something you can't quite explain, that's a connection. These words do that.
This Brazilian Portuguese word in English means “running your fingers through the hair of someone you love.” The word cafuné, is a peculiar gem that is part of a group of unique words that are unable…
Because everyone needs a word that means "a morbid fear of work." H/T The Horologicon.
Languages are beautiful in the sense that they give words to so many emotions. However, not all those words can be translated, and neither can we know all languages. A concept that is particular to [...]
You're no doubt familiar with the simple gust that means 'a brief burst of wind.' At least a century and a half before that word first appeared in print in the late 16th century, however, a
These words describe the emotion and actions of love, yet are difficult to translate.
These words describe the emotion and actions of love, yet are difficult to translate.
Perfectly requited love is the subject of this letterpress-printed broadsheet in red, silver and black on heavy, cotton stock. A nice gift, any time of year, for any occasion. 11 x 14 inches. Available here as a letterpress notecard.
These words describe the emotion and actions of love, yet are difficult to translate.
1. Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan, an indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego): The wordless yet meaningful look shared by two people who desire to initiate something, but are both reluctant to start. 2. …
Pick up a few words in Irish Gaelic and learn why this fascinating tongue is one of the oldest surviving languages still in use today.
The world is full of many different languages with a plethora of words. It’s impossible to learn all of them, even excluding the ancient or extinct languages of ancient Greek or dying languages like the Ainu language. In many places in Europe, being fully bilingual or trilingual is much more common than in America, where […]
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