Yet more angst of lack of words for X

[victor steinbok]

This one a bit more reasonable than most -- almost contrarian to
"conventional wisdom".

http://goo.gl/X5jRD4

The punchline should be revealing:

> I'm still looking for one more ... a word for the mistaken belief that
there is no English equivalent for a non-English word, such as
Schadenfreude, which many people believe doesn't translate, but which of
course simply means epicaricacy. Suggestions welcome.

VS-)

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