[Lexicog] Lacunae

[Peter Kirk]

On 24/04/2004 11:36, Mali Translation wrote:

> Who has Gemütlichkeit in his/her language?
> This is an - untranslateable - German word -
> which can probably only be paraphrased in
> other languages. I heard an American say:
> "I like Gemütlichkeit, Münchner beer,
> Oktoberfest" to give you an idea what this
> word means.
>
> Fritz Goerling
>
Sounds like he code-switched to German after "like", given that English
"beer" and German "bier" sound the same (although they don't taste the
same!).



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