THING YOU WON’T BELIEVE
IS TRENDING RIGHT NOW......edible water bottles. The Ooho! Water bottle is causing a stir and looks like it will make plastic
bottles obsolete and help save the environment to boot. Oh, and it looks like a breast implant.Follow Emma on Twitter and Instagram @markyknowsbest.MARKY PONDERS
people’. That’s right, we need
14 English words to explain
one Scandinavian one. But why
stop at plundering one word?
We’re not quitters. Let’s take
them all! Here are my top five
contenders for the word that
should trend next:What: Shemomedjamo...
roughly translates to, ‘I
accidentally ate the whole
thing.’
Where is it from: Georgia
Why we need it: Because we
have $5 Domino’s pizzas now
and that’s dangerous.What: Koi No Yokan... the
sense upon first meeting
someone that the two of you
are going to eventually fall
in love.
Where is it from: Japan
Why we need it: Because it’s
ADORABLE.What: Kummerspeck...
excess weight gained from
emotional overeating. This
literally means ‘grief bacon’.
Where is it from: Germany
Why we need it: Because I’ve
got some grief bacon in my
pants and everyone’s invited.What: Cavoli Riscaldati...
when you’ve attempted
to revive an unworkable
relationship. Basically
translates to ‘reheated
cabbage’.
Where is it from: Italy
Why we need it: Because
no one should be dating
reheated cabbage.What: Utepils... to sit
outside and enjoy a beer
on a sunny day.
Where is it from: Norway
Why we need it: Because
’Straya, duh.Anyone who’s anyone has
recently tried to engage in a
little hygge. Because just like
shoes and movie stars, certain
words can come in and out of
fashion – and right now hygge
is one of those words. It’s the
‘naked shoe’ of words. So what
is hygge? It’s a Danish word
that means, ‘creating a warm
atmosphere and enjoying the
good things in life with goodEmma Markezic
contemplates ALL THE
WORDS to discover
the three most
important ones you
can say to a person...TO LIVE BY
So it’s settled... utepils is the
new hygge. I knew it would be.
But it’s not all bad – we have
some pretty choice words in
English as well. Pretty ones
like ‘diaphanous’ and funny
ones like ‘bumbershoot’*. But
the most important ones – the
most life-changing, heart-
filling, soul-affirming ones –
are some of the smallest ones
we have. But we don’t say them
enough. Not nearly enough!
These three little words are
the most significant thing you
can say to your mother, brother,
lover or... OK, nothing else
rhymes with mother. But they
are even more important than
paying your taxes or voting
in an election. Although not
doing those could land you in
jail, so do them too.
And I know what you’re
thinking, but ‘I love you’ is
not where it’s at. This is bigger
and more meaningful than that.
Because in English we say ‘I
love cheeseburgers’ with the
same vigour we say, ‘I love my
mum’. We throw love around
like it’s the goon bladder from
a $6 wine box from Aldi. No,
those three magic words are
simply... I trust you.
Because by saying I trust
you, we’re saying so much more- we’re saying ‘I respect you
and acknowledge you and have
confidence in you as a person.’
That’s right – 14 words that
can be summed up in one neat
little confab. I guess maybe
English isn’t so bad after all.
You just have to trust that it
will come good in the end.
(*Umbrella. Bumbershoot
means umbrella.) #
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