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Re: Small world: Same word, different language
« Reply #50 on: May 20, 2009, 03:06:38 PM »
I know that site, I daily receive their Quote Of The Day, but...
there are 118 different languages and only 5 use the word "God"  :-\

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Re: Small world: Same word, different language
« Reply #51 on: May 20, 2009, 04:19:43 PM »
This one fits the original premise of the thread.

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The world is getting smaller.   Our world languages are overlapping.
So how about a list of words that appear in many languages without changing the spelling/meaning.  If you go to one of the countries and use this word, people should understand what you mean!

Cite the word, and the 2 or more languages.

You stopped listing the languages for reference, so I did too.
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Re: Small world: Same word, different language
« Reply #52 on: May 21, 2009, 02:02:26 AM »
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This one fits the original premise of the thread.

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Cite the word, and the 2 or more languages.




Sorry, I hadn't read this sentence until now...   :oops:
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Re: Small world: Same word, different language
« Reply #53 on: May 21, 2009, 12:33:14 PM »
how many languages do you want?  4 or 5 minimum?
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Re: Small world: Same word, different language
« Reply #54 on: May 21, 2009, 12:37:54 PM »
I thought we were talking about universal words...

I will accept what you decide   :yes:
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Re: Small world: Same word, different language
« Reply #55 on: May 22, 2009, 11:59:38 AM »
Gracious, since the TOWER OF BABEL there have been different words for different peoples.

I was not looking for words that are known world-wide, but words that cross borders, cross continents that are accepted in a few countries (generally the larger, well known countries not places that no-one has heard of!).
Sometimes I am surprised that a word appears in many other languages.
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Re: Small world: Same word, different language
« Reply #56 on: May 23, 2009, 01:50:50 AM »
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