To: Pyro7480
I knew the word "schadenfreude" LONG before I ever heard of Free Republic. I wouldn't base too much on this.
11 posted on
11/24/2003 10:55:14 AM PST by
Maceman
(too nuanced for a bumper sticker)
To: Maceman
I knew the word "schadenfreude" LONG before I ever heard of Free Republic. I wouldn't base too much on this. I knew word "shadenfreude" LONG before I ever "learned" English, which is to say, started to study it.
24 posted on
11/24/2003 11:04:02 AM PST by
Alter Kaker
(Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one’s nose.-Heine)
To: Maceman
Exactly. I always loved that word but there are a lot of language-challenged individuals out there. Use a word with more than six or seven letters and they're baffled.
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