Gefunden auf einem Spielplatz in Hamburg Eppendorf … so deutsch …
… und gleich dabei eine interessante Wortschöpfung entdeckt:
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Tag: Word!
Özçekim
Türk Dil Kurumu (Turkish Language Association) has approved “özçekim” as the correct Turkish word for selfie. 😀
Guessing the average age of the participants from the picture the discussion must have been a lot of fun. xD
Hediye
hediye
gereksiz olabilir, gönülden bir ikram
Double Positive = Negative
A linguistics professor was lecturing to her class one day. “In English,” she said, “A double negative forms a positive. In some languages, though, such as Russian, a double negative is still a negative. However, there is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah . . .right.”
Source: http://www.enginesofmischief.com/makers/evan/humor/doublenegative.html
The Meaning of Valar Morghulis in Ramadhan
Now that Ramadhan is almost over it became obvious to me that “Valar Morghulis” must also mean “والله 먹어 less” 😛
Sometimes I’m scared to see how my brain combines things. o.O
Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz
Das derzeit längste deutsche Wort wird abgeschafft:
Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz
System Administrators
System administrators are like janitors for the Internet. They have keys to everything, they make sure you’re warm and safe and if they do their job well you won’t even know they’re there.
… and like all people keeping infrastructure running they are grossly under-payed. 😉
Schaffenskraft
Ein weiteres schönes Wort, das zu selten verwendet wird. 🙁
The Definition of Cloud
cloud, n.
mythical place where all the unloved data is brought
Update:
The Oxford English Dictionary has already been notified about this omission. 😉
Hatebase
There is a new kid on the block: Hatebase.
It’s for hate speech what Urban Dictionary is for English slang. It’s still very early, but it’s going to be fun browsing through it. 😉
