Word Count
Writers Talk About Writing
Of Schadenfreude, Finials and No-Cost Rice Wed Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2008By Daphne Gray-Grant
When my 13-year-old son recently used the word schadenfreude in casual conversation, I snapped to attention. "Where on earth did he learn that?" I wondered. This marvelous but obscure German word, which means "to feel joy at another's misfortune," is hardly everyday fodder for teenagers.
Continue reading...
