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Re:Microsoft turns spoken English into spoken Mandarin – in ... by sp332 on Friday November 09, 2012 @03:22PM (#4764578)
It's not about explanatory power, it's about patterns of thinking. Americans call each other "silly" all the time, but I'm guessing German's don't. Even though it's possible, it takes more effort, and doesn't come to mind as readily.
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Re:Microsoft turns spoken English into spoken Mandarin – in ... by flyinRyan on Thursday November 15, 2012 @11:44AM (#4789375)
They could call each other "lustig" or "lecherlich", which often covers what is meant by silly.
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