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SleeperService · 3521 days ago · link · · parent · post: Whimsical illustrations depict the meaning of untranslatable words
Why do people love the idea of untranslatable words? I'm not even sure such a thing exists. Many of the words here make me think of "sonder" in English, which has a meaning so specific it leaves you completely unsurprised to hear it was made up, in 2012, for no purpose other than to be a wacky, unique word. And "l'appel duvide"? You don't have to be very familiar with French to see the typo there. These are an excuse to draw. But they are cute.