Just as the Eskimos are reputed to have umpteen words for snow, so I notice just how many terms the Spanish have for different types of peppers and squid. They, meanwhile, can't believe just how many words we Brits have for root vegetables (e.g. swedes, turnips, celeriac, etc, etc...) that are just types of "nabos" for them.
Our linguistic usage is governed by our surroundings. However, one semantic fault is universal: no language anywhere has enough words for love.
A few days ago, I went to a launch event at Ognisko Polskie in
Knightsbridge for the online publication of *A Salt Wind - *a series of
commentaries and ...
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