"how in the world could a word that is hardest to translate be succinct."
You've got it backwards, mate. The fact that it's so succinct is WHY it's so hard to translate. It's a complex concept wrapped up in a single word. In English, it requires an entire sentence to basically explain. One word: succinct. Entire sentence: Not very succinct.
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Quote, ajohnson1980:
"how in the world could a word that is hardest to translate be succinct."
You've got it backwards, mate. The fact that it's so succinct is WHY it's so hard to translate. It's a complex concept wrapped up in a single word. In English, it requires an entire sentence to basically explain. One word: succinct. Entire sentence: Not very succinct.
May 14, 2009