George Orwell worried that a shrinking vocabulary would eventually produce a shrinking range of thought.
It is difficult to think a nuanced thought with a blunt language.
George Orwell worried that a shrinking vocabulary would eventually produce a shrinking range of thought.
It is difficult to think a nuanced thought with a blunt language.
@taigakanak Here is the examle.
🇨🇳 瑕不掩瑜
🇬🇧 A flaw in a jade cannot obscure its radiance.
-> 🇬🇧 The merits far outweigh the defects.
🇩🇪 Ein Mangel im Edelstein kann dessen Glanz nicht verhüllen.
-> 🇩🇪 Ein kleiner Flecken tut der Sache keinen Abbruch.