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Swedish Word of the Day #7

Farthinder: I think this means slow down, there's a speed bump or other "traffic calming" measure ahead. We saw this word on one of my two favorite road signs. I like the complementary tushy graphic. And here's the other favorite road sign, which would be more hilarious for me if Jeff hadn't snapped this picture about 100 yards from where I almost enacted the depicted catastrophe.

Swedish Word of the Day #6

Tack för idag: thank you for today. This is a nice expression that people say when they have spent a nice time together. I think I'm going to bring it home with me. Though it always sounds totally queer when you try to say "Aloha" when you get home from Hawaii.

Swedish Word of the Day #5

Mermaid: sjojungfru

Swedish Word of the Day #4

Handarg: adj., "hand angry." This is an idiom that John taught me many months ago. People use it to describe babies like Charlie who are always getting into everything.

Swedish Word of the Day #3

Extension: anknytninglinje

Swedish Word of the Day #2

Boston Creme Pie: tarta fylld med vaniljkram eller gradde och tackt med choklad

Swedish Word of the Day #1

While we are gone, please enjoy this excellent public service made possible by my friend Michelle J. Caddoouglass who leant me her Berlitz Englesk-Svensk/Swedish-English dictionary before we left.

Foam rubber: skumgummi