19 January 2020, 12:45 PM
NinaIn other cases, I might say, "do you see that whatchamacallit"? or "do you hear that whatchamacallit"?
quote:English is the world’s dominant scientific language, yet it has no word for the distinctive smell of cockroaches.
What happens though, if you have no words for basic scientific terms?
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quote:Originally posted by wtg:
English is the world’s dominant scientific language, yet it has no word for the distinctive smell of cockroaches.
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quote:Originally posted by Mikhailoh:quote:Originally posted by wtg:
English is the world’s dominant scientific language, yet it has no word for the distinctive smell of cockroaches.
Sure it does...'ewww'.
(Actually I never got close enough to one to smell it.)
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