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  #1 rachelwaggoner23 on 23 Feb 22

   

  This article investigates whether English has words that encapsulate a single idea, rather than explaining it in several words. In other languages, such as Swedish or Norwegian, one single word can reflect a more complicated concept or feeling, and many of these words are related to food or meals. Because English is such a widespread language, however, it tends to be more analytical and easily accessible to all, rather than having cryptic words that would take non-native speakers a while to understand. However, English does has phrases or cultural generalizations of food that are similar to these singular words. (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/crosswords/food-english-foreign-languages.html)

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article investigates whether English has words that encapsulate a single idea, rather than explaining it in several words. In other languages, such as Swedish or Norwegian, one single word can reflect a more complicated concept or feeling, and many of these words are related to food or meals. Because English is such a widespread language, however, it tends to be more analytical and easily accessible to all, rather than having cryptic words that would take non-native speakers a while to understand. However, English does has phrases or cultural generalizations of food that are similar to these singular words. (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/crosswords/food-english-foreign-languages.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/crosswords/food-english-foreign-languages.html</a>)</div>

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