There are 615,000 words in the Oxford English Dictionary but there are only about 200,000 in common use. (the french use a mere 100,000)
Culacino- the mark that is left on a table by a moist glass (Italian)
Hygge- instantly satisfying and cosy (Danish)
First chapter through Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson, already love it. A whole book on language, so
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