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May 10, 2007

Sprachgefühl

I get that little daily email from Merriam-Webster OnLine - you know, the Word of the Day. Occasionally there is a really nice new word for me. Today was not that day, but this past weekend was the word sprachgefühl

Pronunciation: 'shprä[k]-g&-"f[UE]l
Function: noun
Etymology: German, from Sprache language + Gefühl feeling
1 : the character of a language
2 : an intuitive sense of what is linguistically appropriate

Wow, that’s a great word. I don’t want to lose it - let's keep it here for easy reference. I know it will come in handy.

Wulf Posted by Wulf on May 10, 2007 at 10:31 PM

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"etymology: German" ?

It's a German word! Wonder what it's doing in the english dictionary...?

Posted by: doinkicarus [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 17, 2007 12:06 AM


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