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🏛 Etymology of the day – editor

🇺🇸 “EDITOR” 🇺🇸 editor ▶︎ a person who edits the final content of a media 🇯🇵 editaa ▶︎ a person who edits the final content of a media 🇫🇷 éditeur ▶︎ publisher These words above have the same origin in all three languages, however their meanings differ. They all come from the Latin word “edere” […]

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🏛 Latin quote of the day

« Quot homines tot sententiae » – Terence 🇯🇵 人の数だけ意見がある 🇫🇷 II y a autant d’opinions que d’hommes 🇺🇸 There are as many opinions as there are people   日本語の「十人十色」に似ていますね!

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🇫🇷 French quote of the day – Jean Cocteau

« Les privilèges de la beauté sont immenses. Elle agit même sur ceux qui ne la constatent pas. »   Jean Cocteau Les enfants terribles (1929)   🇯🇵 ジャン・コクトー、美貌の特権について。

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🇯🇵 Japanese poetic word – 花曇り

花曇り -  Hanagumori 🇺🇸 ENGLISH It means “Overcast weather during the cherry  blossom time.” It’s not just any overcast weather (which is 曇り kumori),  it’s specifically during the cherry blossoms. In Japanese we have so  many precise terms, and that’s what makes it so beautiful and deep. Also  since ancient times, Japanese people have been very sensitive […]