Intention / Vorsatz
Transblawg | 8. September 2006 — Kim Metzger directed my attention to a wonderful discussion on Absicht and Vorsatz on ProZ.com. Who will win? It’s not clear …
This is fun - Mats Wiman, total points at www.proz.com 16,013, writes Confessions of a ‘Kudoz point grabber’.
If one is at all curious and if one wants to learn it is almost impossible to withstand the challenge put on one’s table by a person in need. It is impossible because there is always that chain of thoughts: “Of course the answer must be….! On reflection, one could also say…., or is it possible to use….? Let’s check it! Hm, that’s funny! Let’s check what YYY says. Hm, that’s interesting! Let’s see what Google says! Hm, maybe XXX is right after all. I think I’ll call my friend at SKF. That’s it. I knew it was something special. etc. etc.”
I must admit to being a KudoZ addict myself, although what goes into the glossary is not always good. But answering the questions is more addictive than doing a crossword puzzle.
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