Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Einfühlung - I'm Just Not Feeling It

A German man in lederhosen
Some German bloke. And I bet he's lovely.
(photo by Miles Cave)

EINFÜHLUNG

Noun. Early 20th century.
[German, from ein- into + Fühlung feeling.]

Empathy.

I'm going to word today's post very carefully. And let me start by stating that I love loanwords in English, and I love the German language (it's on my list of languages to learn before I die). That being said, however, I must admit that, were I searching for a synonym of empathy, German wouldn't be the first language I'd reach for. And neither would einfühlung. It just wouldn't. I'm sorry. I'm clearly racist.

A German woman at Oktoberfest
Ah, the Oktoberfest! Something else that's on my rather extensive bucket list.
(photo by Constant Progression)

Do please cause all sorts of Sturm und Drang in the comment box below.
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10 comments:

  1. BibiWednesday, 3 June 2015 at 17:44:00 BST

    Clearly.

    That's me, being ein with your Fühlungs.

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    1. Eddie LexiThursday, 4 June 2015 at 09:19:00 BST

      As long as you don't schaden my freude.

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    2. Sally PrueThursday, 4 June 2015 at 11:08:00 BST

      Empathy is just an egoist's attempt at sympathy, anyway.

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