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'Ungoogleable' added to Swedish encyclopaedia
Society: 27 Mar 13
Sweden's National Encyclopaedia has decided to add the term "ungoogleable" as an entry just a day after it emerged that search engine Google had pressured the Language Council to amend its definition of the new buzz word.
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Google shot itself in the foot: Swedish Academy
National: 26 Mar 13
Language heavyweight the Swedish Academy, known globally for awarding the Nobel Prize for Literature, has warned Google that it has the clout to fight back if the US search engine objects to the word "ungoogleable".
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Ten more Swedish words you won’t find in English
Lifestyle: 15 Jan 13
While the English dictionary may be overflowing, it's still missing some extremely common words. Here, we've compiled ten of the best Swedish words that simply don't have an English equivalent.
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Sweden's nerds seek dictionary revenge
Science & Technology: 2 Nov 12
The nerds of Sweden have united to fight against what they see as an unsatisfactory definition of the word “nerd” by the Swedish Academy, launching a petition to get the meaning changed to something more positive.
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Top ten words you didn’t know came from Sweden
Lifestyle: 23 Oct 12
The Vikings didn't only bring tools, trade and violence to Britain over 1,000 years ago - they also brought language and The Local has collected the ten most common English words with "Swedish" roots.
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Gender-neutral pronoun debate rocks Sweden
Analysis & Opinion: 8 Oct 12
While Swedish advocates of gender equality have found a new frontier - pushing for the gender-neutral pronoun, hen, not all experts agree it is a good idea, AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert finds out.
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'Swedish is the world’s richest language': Swede
Lifestyle: 9 Mar 12
After meeting a Swede who claimed that Swedish was the richest of all the world’s languages, The Local’s Oliver Gee searched a little deeper into how Swedish rates on the world stage.
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Innovative software that helps you expand your vocabulary
Education: 2 Feb 12
Innovative Swedish software Vocalex can help you expand your vocabulary rapidly, using words and images.
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Wordfeud: Swedes' latest smartphone addiction
Science & Technology: 23 Nov 11
Swedes just can't seem to get enough of Wordfeud, a Scrabble-like smartphone app that has sucked up countless hours of free time, and may have even sparked a new trend in online dating, contributor Aila Stefansdotter-Franck discovers.
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All you need to know to get a Swedish apartment
Lifestyle: 16 Sep 11
Get a dictionary, get in line and know your rights. Charlotte West gives her tips on finding a Swedish apartment.
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'Danish Marmite ban, be damned': British ex-pat
Analysis & Opinion: 1 Jun 11
The news that Denmark has recently banned Marmite caused widespread panic among British ex-pats there, leaving UK native and Marmite lover Tim Harvey wondering whether the decision may have even more far-reaching consequences.
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Learning Swedish with celebrities and assassins
Lifestyle: 10 Jan 11
Few experiences in life are more leveling than a language class, where people’s previous identities are mysteriously replaced by characters and coping mechanisms worthy of a Swedish crime drama, explains contributor Lola Akinmade.
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A populist lexicon: freedom fries and the Swedish far-right
Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 10
The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson exposes the orthodoxy and self-serving folksy truisms of far-right PC in a lexicon of populist platitudes.
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Swedish nobility scoffs at woman's claims to blue-blooded name
Society: 11 Nov 10
Sweden's House of Nobility has objected to woman's application for a name change, arguing that its regulations do not allow for hereditary claims via the mother's side of the family.
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Church calls for swear ban after gay sex rant
Society: 29 Jul 10
The Church of Sweden is being asked to introduce football-style penalties for swearing, after a priest used foul language at last year’s meeting of the church’s governing body.
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Interpreter loses license for poor Swedish skills
National: 22 Jul 10
The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency (Kammarkollegiet) has stripped an interpreter of his license after learning he had misinterpreted during a murder trial due to his poor Swedish skills.
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No appreciation for Token as kid's name: Swedish tax agency
Society: 20 Oct 09
Swedish tax authorities have decided to continue their fight to bar a Stockholm-area mother from naming her child Token.
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What are your favourite words in Swedish? (Part 2)
Lifestyle: 5 Mar 09
In the second part of a series on the best words in Swedish, The Local's regular panelists dissect everything from bacon rind to the common breast wart.
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How hard is Swedish to learn?
Analysis & Opinion: 19 Nov 08
Learning Swedish can be a tricky business for even the most nimble-tongued of linguists. This week we get the views of our readers’ panel on how best to deal with the intimidating dots and circles.
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The Local - making translation easier
Analysis & Opinion: 13 Nov 08
An innovative new tool launched on The Local on Thursday promises to make learning Swedish more fun.
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The Local’s new translation tool
Analysis & Opinion: 13 Nov 08
Ever find yourself pausing on a word in one of The Local’s articles and wondering what the Swedish equivalent is? A new translation tool means the answer is now just a mouse-click away.
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'More beer please': Swedish towns struggle to find catchy mottos
Society: 18 Sep 08
Several Swedish towns have discovered that spending a lot of money on a snazzy town slogan may not always bring about the intended result.
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Gothenburg club and concert tips: May 29 - 31
Lifestyle: 29 May 08
Where to go out in Gothenburg this weekend? Monthly has the answers (Click links for more information).
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Beans, sandals and Japanese tea ceremonies
Lifestyle: 31 Jul 07
Tipping Point: Kathleen Harman enjoys a Japanese tea ceremony, eschews beans and brown rice and savours the bijoux charms of Stockholm's Ethnographic Museum.
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Ghoulish greetings from the ghost train
Lifestyle: 13 Jul 07
Tipping point: If you thought the sight of ear hair first thing in the morning was frightening, just wait till you see the guy in the dinner jacket on the ghost train at Gröna Lund. Kathleen Harman lived to tell the tale.
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A quickie with... Anna Kosztovics
Lifestyle: 4 Jun 07
What's the female equivalent of a boy's wiener? In Swedish, a boy has a 'snopp'. But what does a girl have? Child sexuality expert Anna Kosztovics knows the answer.
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Swedish fights rearguard action against English behemoth
Lifestyle: 18 Apr 07
The World in Sweden Series:While some worry that immigrant dialects are polluting the Swedish language, what really concerns the guardians of the national tounge is the rise and rise of English, as Christine Demsteader finds out.
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Government could dump Left following Ohly scandal
Politics: 13 Oct 04
Let’s call the whole thing off? Lars Ohly's declaration that he is a communist could put the Left Party's partnership with the government in jeopardy, says a senior Social Democrat. And the Liberal leader goes on a nuclear fishing trip.
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Apple grumble - fungus fun
National: 9 Jul 04
The drizzly start to the summer means misery for orchard owners - but the country's mushroom pickers are fun guys to be with. Sorry.
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