Savant - A Good Word To Know
I am feeling lazy to write something. My mind is as grey as the June Bloom skies in Los Angeles. So I am cheating - by providing a link to you to read about savants. Go check on the meaning of this word first before you jump into this link.
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/05/10-most-fascinating-savants-in-the-world/
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Haha, totally!
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@Ilko: Yes, languages are very interesting. Someone reminded me that there are no English equivalents to Schadenfraude and weltschmerz. Tells a lot about one's culture. LOL
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Thanks, Jeff, I took your advice :)
And I like the "strange one" translation. Languages can be very interesting.
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Yes, Shipley. A savant is a more than expert in an area. Anyone who can spit at a distance of 100 yards and hit a target accurately with force is also a savant. Such a spitting wonder can be called a 異人. Hence, the Chinese word can be translated either as a savant or a "strange one" depends on one's view.
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Thanks for sharing Jeff. I have just read some interesting tidbits on Mozart in which it states "Mozart fidgeted constantly with both hands and feet, and his mouth filled the air with childish jokes and puns. Until the age of ten or so, he was terrified by the sound of the trumpet, and out-of-tune instruments brought physical pain to his ears." My guess is that Mozart is also a savant to some extent right? It is said that he can write down in full a four-voice motet on one hearing. Not to mention the music he created.
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