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Apparently, "linoleum" was voted best English word by a group of recent immigrants to the United States about 15 years ago.

Mmm...linoleum...

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"Sorry" and "excuse me" are good words when meant sincerely.



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Originally posted by wormwood
perkele!

it sort of means the devil. not the christian devil, but a far older one.

here's a 'perkele-edition' of some mixed old finnish movies. so you can hear how it's pronounced, which is maybe the best aspect of the word. PERRKELE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zZUwRHFsE0
Nice. I wish I could roll the 'r' like that. 🙁

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Originally posted by Woodgie
"Sorry" and "excuse me" are good words when meant sincerely.



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Here's my favorite:

Beer me!

Yep, it is, it is...