ROTFL!! I think coffee just came out my nose... (01)
;-) (02)
On 1/11/08 8:38 AM, "Pat Hayes" <phayes@xxxxxxx> wrote: (03)
> At 2:27 PM -0500 1/8/08, Sergei Nirenburg wrote:
>> On Jan 8, 2008, at 2:21 PM, Duane Nickull wrote:
>>
>>> And also (take it with a grain of salt, it is humor).
>>>
>>>
>>> 3. Nilepferd. Rather than recognizing a hippopotamus as a distinct
>>> species,
>>> the Germans consider it a Pferd (Horse) that swims in the Nile.
>>> Perhaps
>>> this is perhaps why so many German tourists try to encourage
>>> Nilepferds into
>>> weight loss programs??
>>
>> hippopotamus means riverhorse (horse + river) in Greek
>>
>>> 4. Nasehorn: again, a literal name for the Rhinocerous, a noble
>>> beast who
>>> might be a bit sensitive about the appendage sticking out of the
>>> middle of
>>> its' forehead. IMO, not polite to give it a name to constantly
>>> remind it of
>>> the growth.
>>
>> rhinoceros means nose+horn in Greek
>
> Ah, yes, in Greek. But in English, it means rhinocerous.
>
> You see, that is just the kind of thing that
> makes English so superior to all those other
> languages: in English, words have their proper
> meanings. It really is quite simple, I sometimes
> wonder why the rest of the world isn't able to
> see the truth staring them in the face: but then
> I have to concede, they do have the handicap of
> speaking one of the faulty languages.
>
> Pat
>
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