English Equivalent Quotes
- There is a German word, Sehnsucht, which has no English equivalent; it means 'the longing for something'. It has Romantic and mystical connotations; C.S. Lewis… — Julian Barnes
- There is no English equivalent for the French word flâneur. Cassell's dictionary defines flâneur as a stroller, saunterer, drifter but none of these terms seems… — Cornelia Otis Skinner
- Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent. — George Orwell
- Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. Never use a long word where a… — George Orwell