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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:36:52 -0400
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On 3/18/25 12:58 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 18/03/2025 12:12, c186282 wrote:
>> On 3/18/25 6:54 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> On 18/03/2025 08:49, c186282 wrote:
>>>> On 3/17/25 5:57 PM, John Ames wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:42:23 -0000 (UTC)
>>>>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Fun fact: “calque” is a loanword, lifted whole from the French. And
>>>>>> “loanword” is a calque, translated from the corresponding German
>>>>>> term, “Lehnwort”.
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh, that's marvelous XD
>>>>
>>>>    "English" is a 'pigeon' ... a glomming-together of
>>>>    languages from everybody who ever invaded or went
>>>>    to war with it.
>>>>
>>>>    That makes it weird and difficult - but also very
>>>>    versatile.
>>>>
>>>>    There was a time in the 80s where the "Pure French"
>>>>    movement insisted on local lang for everything. You
>>>>    may have to look it up, but their term for "satellite"
>>>>    was like a full sentence long  :-)
>>>>
>>> In Welsh, if your tyres are flat you 'put wind in your wheels'
>>> There is no word for screwdriver in Zulu.
>>
>>    "Wind in the wheels" has a romantic sound ... it
>>    evokes both the physical AND 'travel'.
>>
>>    Now how DO you ask a Zulu to hand you a screwdriver ??? :-)

> You say 'hand me a screwdriver'


   And he says "WHAT ???"   :-)