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Amber
Community TutorEver heard of ‘tsundoku’? (積ん読) It’s a Japanese word for buying books and never reading them, just letting them stack up like trophies of good intentions.
Crazy, right? English doesn’t even have a word for that... unless you count ‘my bookshelf.’ 😅
Languages carry feelings we didn’t know needed names.
What’s a word in your language that has no direct English translation? I’d love to learn it!
Let’s celebrate the weird, beautiful, poetic side of language and culture together.
#WordNerd #LanguageUnboxed #CulturalVibes #TsundokuAndProud
Jul 31, 2025 7:10 AM
Amber
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