ZDawg@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 18 hours agoWhat is the most obscure fact you know?message-squaremessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down10
arrow-up177arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the most obscure fact you know?ZDawg@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 18 hours agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squaremissfrizzle@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 hours agoNewspeak was inspired by Esperanto, because George Orwell had an annoying Esperantist roommate. “bad” in Esperanto is “malbone,” literally “un-good.” “terrible” in Esperanto is “malbonege,” literally “very ungood.”
Newspeak was inspired by Esperanto, because George Orwell had an annoying Esperantist roommate. “bad” in Esperanto is “malbone,” literally “un-good.” “terrible” in Esperanto is “malbonege,” literally “very ungood.”