thomas wheatley

i'm a journalist living in atlanta and writing in lowercase letters. i write about trains and urban issues. smart growth and politics, too. you can reach me at tpwheatley(at)gmail(dot)com. thanks and godspeed, ya bunch of wookies.

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Mamihlapinatapai

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Mamihlapinatapai is a word from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the “most succinct word”, and is considered one of the hardest words to translate. It describes “a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start.” (via Martin)

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