tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post7524014341199307859..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Living in a Bilingual World (Vivace)A Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-81258476636809176972008-10-24T09:34:00.000+01:002008-10-24T09:34:00.000+01:00Hello, dd, thanks for popping by.Greetings from Lo...Hello, dd, thanks for popping by.<BR/><BR/>Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-85277442227497480452008-10-23T23:13:00.000+01:002008-10-23T23:13:00.000+01:00love the etymology and linguistics lesson, will to...love the etymology and linguistics lesson, will totally pass this on.<BR/><BR/>hello from illinois :)DaftDragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144816448694995397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-33239144117306784062008-10-22T22:40:00.000+01:002008-10-22T22:40:00.000+01:00Thanks again, sara, I never knew that Swedish was ...Thanks again, sara, I never knew that Swedish was a Germanic language, that was a wild guess.<BR/><BR/>The bit I am reading now (almost reaching the 200th page, a milestons, hooray!:-D) is about myths and although it is heavy with scientific lingo it is very interesting.<BR/><BR/>Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-25076818748404057262008-10-22T22:16:00.000+01:002008-10-22T22:16:00.000+01:00You're so right - Swedish, is a Germanic language,...You're so right - Swedish, is a Germanic language, and together with Danish, Faroese, Norwegian and Icelandic it forms one of the three Germanic branches, but in the Nordic countries there are also non Germanic languages - sami, and Finnish.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you've decided to finish the book ;-)Odd? Nah... Just like there are constructed roles for women and men there are specific roles and hiearchical structures for countries, cultures and classes so I'm not surprised that you come to think of other topics ;-)<BR/><BR/>Greetings from Sweden!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545432026304252414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-799935600301951092008-10-22T10:09:00.000+01:002008-10-22T10:09:00.000+01:00Thanks, betty and brit gal sarah.You can rest assu...Thanks, betty and brit gal sarah.<BR/><BR/>You can rest assured, betty, that the gloating did not last long. It was too expensive! :-D<BR/><BR/>Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-66582125627702505412008-10-22T03:00:00.000+01:002008-10-22T03:00:00.000+01:00Great post and very much linguistic beauty. BTW lo...Great post and very much linguistic beauty. BTW love that cartoonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-52890011194939735062008-10-21T23:58:00.000+01:002008-10-21T23:58:00.000+01:00leaving sintaxis apart, I agree with Dick, I belie...leaving sintaxis apart, I agree with Dick, I believe -semantically - there is little room for so-called "schadenfreude" ...world is so global! you never know when someone else misfortune will become your own disgrace... hugsBettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581637022429462716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-70785213226942772752008-10-21T23:19:00.000+01:002008-10-21T23:19:00.000+01:00Wise words, dick. I am standing on the side of tho...Wise words, dick. I am standing on the side of those who don't know, who know that they don't know and most importantly, who know that those who know prefer us to carry on not knowing.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for passing by.<BR/><BR/>Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-88096433187016851752008-10-21T22:38:00.000+01:002008-10-21T22:38:00.000+01:00In a single word schadenfreude vindicates entirely...In a single word schadenfreude vindicates entirely the sometimes clumsy linguistic principle of the compound noun. As a concept, I'm not sure where one would have to be standing within the current financial climate to feel comfortable in applying it with full force.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-36927616355614396392008-10-21T16:47:00.000+01:002008-10-21T16:47:00.000+01:00Schicksal... hmmm... this word in particular is di...Schicksal... hmmm... this word in particular is difficult for non-German speakers to pronounce (well, like many words in German, come to think of it) and that's why I have always seen in written form.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for passing by.<BR/><BR/>Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-79085799514522543542008-10-21T16:33:00.000+01:002008-10-21T16:33:00.000+01:00Excellent! i didn't know this English word "epicar...Excellent! i didn't know this English word "epicaricacy" ..sounds like delicacy but meaning is not that charming.<BR/>as for "schadenfreude", mon Dieu there are so many German words i fell in love with when i studied German at highschool, das Schicksal, in particular..My Castle in Spainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572760890022593531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-30100375187736225302008-10-21T08:51:00.000+01:002008-10-21T08:51:00.000+01:00Thanks, fly.Greetings from London.Thanks, fly.<BR/><BR/>Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-56183278444417447762008-10-21T03:36:00.000+01:002008-10-21T03:36:00.000+01:00enlightening...enlightening...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04995683787366568554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-14093322778990074002008-10-20T21:51:00.000+01:002008-10-20T21:51:00.000+01:00'Skadeglädje'.It is very similar in spelling. Is S...'Skadeglädje'.<BR/><BR/>It is very similar in spelling. Is Swedish a Germanic language? Icelandic is, but I don't know whether Scandinavian languages are a group of languages per se (like Slavic, for instance) or they are Germanic but are called Scandinavian after the region.<BR/><BR/>The book is full of ups and downs in my opinion. I have resigned myself to enduring this situation as opposed to to putting it down. What is interesting is that there are sections that trigger thoughs off in my brain that are not related to the subject matter, namely, women, but countries, cultures, class. Odd, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-20716175863876854502008-10-20T20:57:00.000+01:002008-10-20T20:57:00.000+01:00"Skadeglädje", the Swedish word for "Schadenfreude..."Skadeglädje", the Swedish word for "Schadenfreude", is constructed in the same way as its German friend and I was looking for an English friend some time ago. I tried to explain the word to a Canadian friend, but he couldn't give me the English version so thanks for enlightening me ;-)<BR/><BR/>How's it going with the book - any better now?Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545432026304252414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-18576936265188754312008-10-20T17:45:00.000+01:002008-10-20T17:45:00.000+01:00Absolutely!Absolutely!Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-80475124775933213782008-10-20T17:38:00.000+01:002008-10-20T17:38:00.000+01:00Ah, karma, I forgot about that! Hmmm... well, I th...Ah, karma, I forgot about that! Hmmm... well, I think the harbingers of this financial mess are the actual victims of their own karma. Don't you think?<BR/><BR/>Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-17236747412482028432008-10-20T16:32:00.000+01:002008-10-20T16:32:00.000+01:00Great post! The problem with feeling Schadenfreude...Great post! The problem with feeling Schadenfreude is that its karma often bites back.Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-57639382833612076702008-10-20T15:38:00.000+01:002008-10-20T15:38:00.000+01:00Diva, I don't think anyone uses the word in oral c...Diva, I don't think anyone uses the word in oral conversations, it would be a bit of a mouthful methinks.<BR/><BR/>Blicky, thanks for popping by. Does your daughter perhaps point at the bully who has just dropped her lunch in the playground and after laughing her head off, says: 'That's Schadenfreude what I am feeling!' :-D<BR/><BR/>Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-51604165608825863892008-10-20T14:46:00.000+01:002008-10-20T14:46:00.000+01:00Haha this post made me laugh because my daughter a...Haha this post made me laugh because my daughter at five years old tried explaining the concept of Schadenfreude to the other children on the school bus.Blicky Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198957897679628835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-88504521818219572422008-10-20T13:14:00.000+01:002008-10-20T13:14:00.000+01:00I can't quite see myself using either Schadenfreud...I can't quite see myself using either Schadenfreude or epicaricacy, but I enjoyed learning the meaning...I do enjoy etymology.High Desert Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612606483622054573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-3439731138280137202008-10-20T12:00:00.000+01:002008-10-20T12:00:00.000+01:00Mary, thanks for your visit and your kind comments...Mary, thanks for your visit and your kind comments.<BR/><BR/>Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-30818506774407523862008-10-20T10:13:00.000+01:002008-10-20T10:13:00.000+01:00Yes, the word SCHAFENFREUDE seems to express such ...Yes, the word SCHAFENFREUDE seems to express such a universal concept that you have to wonder why it doesn't exist in other languages...Mary-Laurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014386827410465480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-11593702172904923502008-10-19T10:31:00.000+01:002008-10-19T10:31:00.000+01:00Gracias, agu, bueno el inglés surgio del aleman, a...Gracias, agu, bueno el inglés surgio del aleman, asi que los de GB le deben mas a los teutones de lo que ellos piensan<BR/><BR/>Al, the answer is that languages are like the horizon, just when you think you're there, it keeps running away. The answer to the second question is that some foreign words or phrases sound 'cool' and appropriate within a specific context. Likethe example I have just given. I cannot imagine anyone using epicaricacy; it is a bit of a mouthful, and schadenfreude carries that 'alien' touch with it.<BR/><BR/>Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-30470390902666636702008-10-19T03:38:00.000+01:002008-10-19T03:38:00.000+01:00Two small details: 1- It seems all languages have ...Two small details: <BR/>1- It seems all languages have plenty of words most people never use an many don't even know .<BR/>2- Foreign words are often charming and many people prefer to use them instead of our own.<BR/>Why?<BR/>Saludos,<BR/><A HREF="http://algodar.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Al Godar</A>Al Godarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731111359314189401noreply@blogger.com