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Sir Patrick Moore (1923-2012), an appreciation.

Posted by Pointman on December 14, 2012 · 9 Comments

The Germans have a word we don’t have in English, and it really doesn’t translate very well because of that lack – Lebenskünstler. In a typical Teutonic fashion, they jammed together two words which each nearly expressed what they were after, and created a new word, which denoted exactly what they meant. Leben means life and Künstler … Continue reading →

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