The 10 Coolest Foreign Words The English Language Needs


	The 10 Coolest Foreign Words The English Language Needs
merrie
5-10-2009 9:18 PM
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they even teach it in universities, and in the armed forces. They believe this ability to slap together haphazard solutions has been key to their survival over the centuries.

Don't laugh. At one time they managed to build an empire stretching from Brazil to the Philippines this way.
"Screw" preparation. They have desenrascano.

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