Ephilei: English vs Eskimo-Aleut

Thursday, December 18

English has more words for snow than the Inuits. Who knew?

I scored as good with Islam+Paganism (6/7) as JudeoChristianity (6/7).

David Aubrey said...: English also has an unusually high number of expressions for drunkenness. Its far more nuanced regarding that subject than the sloppiness of Spanish & Portuguese, "Borracho".; January 09, 2009
mike said...: Two helpful links on the subject:

No Word for X Archive

The lexical measure of your life; February 15, 2009