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[dickens]

I grew up knowing what Sisu means (it's a Finnish thing) and that I can't translate it well. But Wikipedia's cross reference both fits and never really occurred to me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisu#See_also

Comments

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

velleity? velleity is my new favorite word.

i hadn't known what sisu meant before, but now i have to go get it tattooed on my mother.

[hypatia-j.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it is a fun word. No idea why they're relating it to sisu except that it is a close-to-opposite, but a fun word.

You could just get her a button, she might appreciate that more.