Russ Emerson | June 29, 2009
The English language is generally more flexible and expressive than most, but the German language has a lot of great words for concepts that are harder to describe in English. My recent favorite: Backpfeifengesicht: a face badly in need of a fist. Other examples of great German words include schadenfreude and schwerpunkt.
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Russ Emerson | June 24, 2009
While it is possible to bleed in a wholly unanticipated way, at a time or place that leave one wondering which particular members of the Greek, Roman, and/or Norse pantheons one might have accidentally crossed, doing so is usually considered bad form. Bleeding can be one of the most useful training tools built into the […]
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