May 13, 2007

word of the day: sprachgefuhl

sprachgefuhl
(noun) an intuitive sense of what is linguistically appropriate

example:
Sprachgefuhl is not sprachgefuhl.

May 4, 2007

Japanese word of the day: karoshi

karoshi

(n) death by over-work.
*this word originates from the traditional Russian dance "Karushika," meaning "dance until you die," which is now prohibited by law throughout Russia (except for certain parts of Moscow). In this dance, two people face off, and dance frantically until one of the two dies from exhaustion. The first one to die, wins.