tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875136140537336379.post5441962850348455140..comments2023-10-21T09:47:25.393-04:00Comments on In Search of Isis: Squirrely etymologyEastcoastdwellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18140530743668908554noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875136140537336379.post-63022743328844059042010-10-03T19:06:31.665-04:002010-10-03T19:06:31.665-04:00LGS: Of course you did. (o:
Alexis: I did not know...LGS: Of course you did. (o:<br />Alexis: I did not know that about German. Another reason to love language -- and to mourn when one is lost.Eastcoastdwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140530743668908554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875136140537336379.post-91336039507475705882010-10-01T09:43:26.224-04:002010-10-01T09:43:26.224-04:00The Germans tend to like to make compound words in...The Germans tend to like to make compound words instead of coming up with a new word altogether. This is a good example. As is their word for ambulance, Krankenwagen, which literally means "sick car". <br /><br />German is a fun language, to say the least.Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185705834201518201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875136140537336379.post-67753044656754425312010-09-28T11:56:38.400-04:002010-09-28T11:56:38.400-04:00I obviously found this very interesting.I obviously found this very interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com