None from me. I don't care who they have HH Liv & will win. *
by Anotherjoe (2024-04-12 17:30:47)
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In reply to: Yesterdays board obsession  posted by knuteberg

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Since the spelling was wrong...
schadenfreude
"a combination of the German nouns Schaden, meaning "damage" or "harm," and Freude, meaning "joy." So it makes sense that schadenfreude means joy over some harm or misfortune suffered by another."

Mark Twain had a good quote about the German language, where
by Homeboy73  (2024-04-12 20:20:54)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

the verb appears way at the back of the sentence. Twain said: “I once went to a play in German. I left after the second act. Before the verb.”