A list of 30 words by skipvia.
- gosuroriwas added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- bichiwas added by madmouth and appears on 2 lists
- burazwas added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- pensheewas added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- shappuwas added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- shupɔwas added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- gɨllemɔwas added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- toirewas added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- shopawas added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- kekswas added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- paradajzwas added by madmouth and appears on 2 lists
- ti�?erkawas added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- shwingomwas added by madmouth and appears on 2 lists
- luzerwas added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- apatɨwas added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- misswas added by rolig and appears on 40 lists
- khobbiwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- striptizwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- tuma�?was added by rolig and appears on 3 lists
- dabestwas added by rolig and appears on 2 lists
- vikendwas added by rolig and appears on just this list
- linciarewas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- rosbifwas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
- bifteckwas added by sionnach and appears on 4 lists
- ноу-хауwas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- béisbolwas added by skipvia and appears on 4 lists
- basquetbolwas added by skipvia and appears on just this list
- fútbolwas added by skipvia and appears on 4 lists
- sueterwas added by skipvia and appears on just this list
- jomronwas added by skipvia and appears on just this list
uselessness commented on the list favorite-cognates
Funny how so many of these are sports-related... I agree! I'm a fan of the word ¡gól!
October 2, 2007
ofravens commented on the list favorite-cognates
My favourite cognate is probably 'shampooing,' for 'shampoo' in French. Its pronunciation is worth the price of admission into any French class; cracks me up every time.
March 21, 2008
bilby commented on the list favorite-cognates
Gough Whitlam, an Australian Prime Minister of the 1970's, fancied himself as something of a wit. One time he was in Jakarta, sitting through tedious Indonesian speeches full of English-derived buzz words such as modernisasi and demokratisasi where -isasi replaces the standard English -isation. After an hour of this he stood up and declared to his interpreter:
"I'll be back after a spot of urinasi."
March 21, 2008