Favorite words remembered from recent John Green Book that I've read entitled "Abundance of Katherines."
This is not a book review but before I note down the favorite words I learned, I'd like to mention that in my opionion, John Green is a master in spinning a lovely story revolving around the following:
- Intelligent person who craves to "matter" or to avoid oblivion by living a to-be-remembered-meaningful life
- Intertwine Maths and Language and make it just as interesting and lovable in same level
- Making heartbreak trivial versus real life issues or human-being needs
- Completely loving someone or giving your heart to someone will suffice to have lived a life worth living (similar to lines of Nicholas Sparks-themed books)
There are similarities to Abundance of Katherines, and "The Fault in Our Stars."
Words learned:
1. Sitzpinkler– A German word, slang for “wimp”, that literally means “a man who sits to pee.” -An Abundance of Katherines, John Green (Pg. 8 )
2. Schadenfreude (/ˈʃɑːdənfrɔɪdə/; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʀɔɪ̯də] (
)) is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.[1] This word is taken from German and literally means 'harm-joy.' It is the feeling of joy or pleasure when one sees another fail or suffer misfortune.
)) is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.[1] This word is taken from German and literally means 'harm-joy.' It is the feeling of joy or pleasure when one sees another fail or suffer misfortune.
posted by trish @ 12:45 AM
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1 Comments:
Every country has their own identity in terms of religious belief, social and economic culture, their clothing style, and even their style statement. Food is another important part which distinguish geographical area either province or the whole country itself. People take pride in explaining their taste and variety of food and delicacy.
The word delicacy mostly refereed for food and as described in Wikipedia..... "A delicacy is a food item that is considered highly desirable in various cultures. Often this is because of unusual flavors or characteristics, or because it is rare compared to the availability of other foodstuffs."
I was once told that when it comes to food, there is nothing like taste. The taste is something you develop. I believe the love of people for the language and words like "Sitzpinkler" or "Schadenfreude" display the fine delicacy of respective language and there are people similar to this author who develop the taste for such delicacy and enjoy it.
Good work Trish. Keep it going and keep enjoying language delicacy
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