Linguistic Fingerprints Part 3
Linguistic Fingerprints Part 3
Verschlimmbessern
What a gem! A word that makes my translator’s heart smile. Because it is a concept we have to take care with whilst proofreading: trying to capture the essence of the word in English is quite an amusing challenge: it’s a blend of making things worse whilst attempting to improve them.
A bit of a linguistic wink at human folly.