why don't we have this word?

[trochee]

Thanks to an international polyglot mailing list (dorkbot international), I saw a Madrideño write "sorry for the exabrupt."

Thus I learned the Spanish word exabrupto: "sudden outburst, harsh remark".

I am all for English adoption of the word. Apologies for the exabrupt.

Comments

[boobirdsfly.livejournal.com]

You know why the word doesn't exist ?

because americans are gentle people who have no conflict....

NOT!

oh god, i know you hate these theories.
so i'll stop here.
:)

[trochee.livejournal.com]

er, because anglophones are repressed people who won't even talk about being upset or exabrupting?

[boobirdsfly.livejournal.com]

yup !