Quellen | This reminds me of Mark Twain's "The Awful German Language" where the German word "Zug" is mentioned:
There are some exceedingly useful words in the German language. Schlag, for example; and Zug.... Strictly speaking, Zug means Pull, Tug, Draught, Procession, March, Progress, Flight, Direction, Expedition, Train, Caravan, Passage, Stroke, Touch, Line, Flourish, Trait of Character, Feature, Lineament, Chess-move, Organ-stop, Team, Whiff, Bias, Drawer, Propensity, Inhalation, Disposition: but that thing which it does not mean -- when all its legitimate pennants have been hung on, has not been discovered yet. |
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