Thread: University of Tartu, University of Latvia

Originally Posted by bad manners

Originally Posted by joysof

I'm not sure that the 'Yiddish in Nazi Germany' parallel stands up.

Look up the definition of 'almost' in your favourite dictionary, joysof.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=almost

One of your less sensible posts, that. We all - except Nonna, perhaps - know what 'almost' means: it implies proximity. There isn't any. Or does adding an 'almost' make any nonsense acceptable these days? Some sort of semantic reflux? Do tell.