Twenty Thousand Hertz

Found In Translation: Guess That Meaning!

Apr 12, 2023
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INSIGHT

Untranslatable Words Concept

  • Many universal human feelings have words in other languages that English lacks.
  • Examples include 'aficionado', 'deja vu', and 'zeitgeist', which English has borrowed.
ANECDOTE

Beach Sand Dollar Hunt

  • Dallas shared his memory of scooching along a beach bottom to pick up sand dollars with his feet.
  • This connects directly to the Aboriginal word 'murma' for searching underwater with feet.
ANECDOTE

Finding Glasses Underwater Story

  • Grace recalled a family trip where her brother helped find her lost glasses underwater with his feet.
  • This practical application of the word 'murma' captured a human experience in language.
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