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ShAlEyNsTfOhThreads: 8
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Joined: Feb 5, 11  Pictures: 4 ♂ [Suspended] 		 Jul 23, 11, 11:05    #1
I see ³ikend used a lot more than the english variant, but if we have polish names for each day of the week, and words like tygodnia/tydzień to describe the whole week, why not a word for weekends? :O

Another example I like is ³a³! instead of wow!.. lol
MagdalenaThreads: 5
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Joined: Aug 15, 07 ♀ 		 Jul 23, 11, 11:51    #2
why not a word for weekends? :O


lots of other languages don't have a specific term for the end of the week either. you can always say "koniec tygodnia" or "sobota i niedziela" if you really want to ;-p
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Joined: Sep 5, 10 ♂ 		 Jul 23, 11, 12:07    #3
Sobnied¼, kontyg, soniela. :)
jyjkhfa  Jul 23, 11, 12:10    #4
I see ³ikend used a lot more than the english variant


On the contrary. It's rare to see spelling like ³ykend or ³a³. Even my browser underline those words as a mistake.
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I think many young internet users (most of the youth are internet users anyways) are not familiar with weekend - but ³ikend is not a dictionary word definitely - weekend is

Sobnied¼, kontyg, soniela. :)


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peter_olsztynThreads: 8
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Sobnied¼, kontyg, soniela. :)

leæing and drinking happy time ;)

³ykend is derived from ³ykaę (to swallow)
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Weekend is officially accepted as a Polish word. £ikend etc are not.
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I see ³ikend used a lot more than the english variant, but if we have polish names for each day of the week, and words like tygodnia/tydzień to describe the whole week, why not a word for weekends? :O

Another example I like is ³a³! instead of wow!.. lol

I Agree there way to many English words being introduced into the Polish language. A Polish word can easily be made up for them.
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Joined: Nov 24, 10 ♂ 		 Jul 23, 11, 21:12    #9
³ykend is a weekend with alcohol :) ³yk means draught
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Pennboy wrote but according to Admin he does not have to know anyone replied to him:
I Agree there way to many English words being introduced into the Polish language. A Polish word can easily be made up for them.

the problem weekend and parking are perfect short compact good sounding words end they fit the fabric of Polish language perfrectly - if you wanted a Polish equivalent of weekend you end up with two word multisylable phrase or some nasty contractions which look and sound pretty ugly or perhaps a strange neologism (a new word - some such neologisms did catch on in the past but many never gained any popularity) - the same goes to komputer
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Joined: Feb 21, 09 ♂ 		 Jul 23, 11, 22:27    #11
³ykend is a weekend with alcohol :) ³yk means draught

I didnt think about it. But it makes sense.


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