The 40 words for “snow” in Finnish
How many times have I heard the story of country X – or population X – that has 40 words (or more) for “snow”? Most of them said that the Sami people – indigenous population of the Nordic and Scandinavian countries – was the population with the most words for the white-falling element. It is true that there are 40 words for “snow” in Eskimo,…
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the picture of a tar "candy bar" is actaully a box of tar candies