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insomniasexx · 3511 days ago · link · · parent · post: Whimsical illustrations depict the meaning of untranslatable words
Very valid points—especially that a word in one language may have an "identical" translated word but still miss out on a lot of cultural or underlying meaning. I guess a better headline word be "Whimsical illustrations depict the meaning of words that we don't have words for in English."
user-inactivated · 3511 days ago · link ·
There's so many nuances between synonyms in English alone, bringing another language with its own cultural history can really throw things for a loop.Very valid points—especially that a word in one language may have an "identical" translated word but still miss out on a lot of cultural or underlying meaning.