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    THE SHORT AND THE SHORT OF IT

    Feb 07, 2020 2 minutes
    by manfred as told to nick scott

    German is a charmingly literal language — as anyone who has ever felt a little lebensmüde (life tired), switched on their scheinwerfer (shine-throwers) before pulling away in the dark, or experienced the desperation of erklärungsnot (‘explanation poverty’, or finding oneself bereft of plausible excuses) will understand.

    Animal names are no exception to

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