Stan A. Einstein wrote:If you are determined to go into German compound words I zink you are a scheinehund. Unt for you ze war iz over.lowandhard wrote:“ selbtsgefällig “ auf DeutschStan A. Einstein wrote:Virtually every language has a word unique to that language. Usually it is for a feeling or action that can be described in a sentence but not a single word. It is said that this can sum up a national characteristic. Thus the word Schadenfreude is only found in German. There is no single word in any language that corresponds. The French having sabotage. Same rules, you can describe it in a sentence but not accurately in a single word. There is an English word which follows the same rule. That word is smug.lowandhard wrote:njbh86 wrote:I for one am appalled that you would make light of this sort of thing rncfc.
I was hoping I would be able to do that first.We’re all enjoying this thread aren’t we? As the German ambassador wittingly said a few years ago when watching England lose on tv “ you English have a word for it , Schadenfreude “
When I this post read, was I myself totally p!ssing 
