Livin' in the verfrumdungskeffektfabrik
I love those big, log German words that succinctly describe the abstract - in fact, I've always been fascinated by phrases "that have no English equivalent." It would appear that I'm not the only one, and I've ordered The Meaning of Tingo, by Jacot DeBoinod. It looks as much fun as BIll Bryson's Mother Tongue.
You can read a review of it at the Independent Online.
You can read a review of it at the Independent Online.
so what does "verfrumdungskeffektfabrik" mean?
-r^2
A manufacturer of a sense of objective alienation from one's observations
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