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Fermosas palabras novas para describir emocións escuras

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John Koenig |

TEDxBerkeley

• February 2016

A John Koenig encántalle atopar palabras que expresen os nosos sentimentos non manifestados, como "lachesism (fame de desastre) e "sonder" (o recoñecemento que as vidas de todos os demais son tan complexas e descoñecidas como a nosa). Nesta charla, el medita sobre o significado que lles damos ás palabras e como estes significados se aferran a nós.

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A John Koenig encántalle atopar palabras que expresen os nosos sentimentos non manifestados, como "lachesism (fame de desastre) e "sonder" (o recoñecemento que as vidas de todos os demais son tan complexas e descoñecidas como a nosa). Nesta charla, el medita sobre o significado que lles damos ás palabras e como estes significados se aferran a nós.

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