Jan 28, 2009 · And to say that "No word for X in Y language" is an invalid statement is to say that we've reached the pinnacle in language evolution and we ...
Jan 23, 2011 · "when people say "there is no word for x" they are describing a real fact about real life in the real world." This. I live in Poland and there ...
"No word for X" meets snowcloning. November 20, 2020 @ 1:00 pm · Filed by Victor Mair under Snowclones. « previous post | next post ».
Nov 20, 2013 · Is this one of the rare cases where "No word for X" makes a valid point about cultural differences? I'll just note that running Google translate ...
Jan 28, 2009 · Over the years, we've discussed many cross-cultural comparisons based on the "No Word for X" meme. In the most recent LL post on the subject ...
Language Log » Icelandic: no word for "please", 45 words for "green"?
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Apr 18, 2010 · The "no word for please" business is perhaps the most hackneyed instance of the "no word for X" meme. A quick web search reveals that ...
Jul 23, 2013 · But he himself is suffering from an acute case of the highly-infectious "no word for X" trope, and our generic advice about metaphorical hygiene ...
Jan 14, 2013 · So this post is duly added to the "'No word for X' archive". [Tips of the hat to Anthony Clayden and James Eagle].
Dec 15, 2016 · previous post | next post ». The "No Word For X" trope is a favorite item in the inventory of pop-culture rhetorical moves — the Irish have ...
Apr 21, 2011 · Apparently this lovely addition to our "'No Word for X' archive" was #notintendedtobeafactualstatement. [Hat tip to Brian Hagerty.].