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Maybe some TYROSINE nicked from the scrabble thread will be of help. This is putting too much strain on my brain. I sneak back to the initial post. I love words just for what they are. Just because. 
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Fwiw, I have a number of bilingual friends who can think in both languages and report that they feel like there's a slight shift in mood / energy / something when they change language. Maybe they are experiencing a mild form of culture shock. Do they do simple math in both languages? In my experience, math is a skill that is usually done in a person's dominant language. And, when transferring to a new language, math skills and dreams are the last parcels of a prior language that are retained.
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Fwiw, I have a number of bilingual friends who can think in both languages and report that they feel like there's a slight shift in mood / energy / something when they change language. Maybe they are experiencing a mild form of culture shock. Seems like these are going to be the most quoted lines of the week. Come to think of it I experience a slight shift in mood/energy perpetually. Yet I do not think in that many languages.
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Words let you communicate realities you already know, or they help you imagine realities you don't. I suspect anyone who takes reality seriously will be naturally inclined to logophilia. But woe to the word lover who confuses words with realities.
Last edited by Pfhyde; 03/27/09 05:06 PM.
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I love the Greek word 'elikrineis (helikrinace) not merely because of its meaning, which is "sincere," but also because of its etymology.
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I love the Greek word 'elikrineis (helikrinace) not merely because of its meaning, which is "sincere," but also because of its etymology. OK. Spill. What's its etymology?
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The word is εἰλικρινής ( link and link).
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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from jim's second link: "The etymology and derivation of these words in Greek has always been doubtful."
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