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"We have been bombarded with negativity recently; but the English language is a
treasure trove of joyous vocabulary"
Via Muse, who wrote "This is a fun article about fun and uplifting words. This
is my favourite word here:"
It’s true too that other languages dish out positivity a little better than
us. They have a splash of what the Italians call sprezzatura, a careless,
thrown together nonchalance or indifference to life’s curveballs. As for
joy, it would be hard to beat gigil from the Philippines. In a single word
it conveys the “irresistible desire to squeeze something cute”.
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
