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    If there were any sense to the English language...............

    This discussion-thread presented diverse examples of non-English words. What about specific non-English words which are both ripe-for adoption in the English speaking world, and words that deal with those more mundane, somtimes challenging situations of everyday life?
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    If there were any sense to the English language...............

    The non-English words which are easy to remember, spell, and pronounce would be those words most ripe for wide adaptation in the English speaking world.
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    If there were any sense to the English language...............

    There are those examples in which the English language conveys volumes. Here are two examples which might just "break the ice" in some of those challenging situations in everyday life: - The only thing you/we have to worry about is .....worry itself! - The road to hell is paved with good...
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    If there were any sense to the English language...............

    Any specific examples of non-English, or those English words which might be helpful in our everyday lives? - The Italian word 'malinteso' means 'misunderstanding.' - The German word, 'fehlstart' means 'false start' - a word which might convey a 'haste makes waste' scenario. Such non-English...
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    If there were any sense to the English language...............

    The German term, 'fisselig' (pronounced 'fissel thish') means flustered to the point of incompetence stemming from (often unnecessary) nagging.
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    If there were any sense to the English language...............

    It's also refreshing to see understandable, English language desripitions for non-English langauge words. It can be that "ice breaker" to mention both a Non-English word, with an understandable English translation. Nothing like encouraging that "double take" with your listener(s) by...
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    If there were any sense to the English language...............

    Speaking of family dynamics, the English language too often cannot do justice even the least of complicated family dynamics. To put to words such elusive concepts can increasingly feel like a tiresome exercise in stretching the English language to it's limits. The Italian word 'Rimpianto' only...
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    If there were any sense to the English language...............

    'Concur' seems like an excellent choice.
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    If there were any sense to the English language...............

    Tough call. From living here in the U.S., the British spelling 'Consensicise' is the better spelling. I rejected 'Consensicate' -- UUUGGGHHH!
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    If there were any sense to the English language...............

    Here is an Italian word famillar with adults on the Autism Spectrum (even adults who are largely independent - as with High Functioning Autism (HFA)) who are struggling with family dynamics involving trustworthy, caring family, and friends who are ripe-for 'doing the wrong things for the right...
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    If there were any sense to the English language...............

    If there were any sense in the English language-speaking world, the word, 'proact' would be commonly applied - that the adjective 'proactive' can become a (verb) via the word 'proact.'
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    If there were any sense to the English language...............

    If there were any sense to the English Language, the word 'Consensus' would also be a verb, and not just a noun. Example: Can 'Consensicize' or British spelling 'Consensicise' apply?
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    Remember the TECH term 'Plug and Play?'

    'Plug and pay' is when they ask for more fees to "supposedly resolve" the poor results of 'plug and play.'
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    Remember the TECH term 'Plug and Play?'

    With the aggravation of spending too much of our time in getting TECH. to operate correctly, the term 'Plug and Play' increasingly means 'Plug and Pray' and 'Plug and....Pay!'
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    STORY: Study finds music has become more repetitive over four decades.

    No surprise that popular music has become repetitive over the decades. STORY: 'Song Lyrics Really Are Getting Simpler and More Repetitive, Study Finds.' https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/song-lyrics-really-are-getting-simpler-and-more-repetitive-study-finds/
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