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2024-02-21 | The World
546 words for getting drunk in English
The English have an enormous vocabulary for describing intoxication. A new report from German linguists Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer (Chemnitz University of Technology) and Peter Uhrig (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg) examined why British people have such a large number of words to express the idea of being drunk in a humorous way — so-called "drunkonyms" like “hammered” or “wasted” — and how new "drunkonyms" are frequently created out of seemingly random words.
2024-02-21 | BBC World
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A uniquely British synonym for intoxication. Prof. Dr. Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer from Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany found that the English language has 546 words meaning drunk. (ab 50:12)
2024-02-21 | Linuxnews
Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2024
Unter dem Motto „Zeichen setzen“ laden die Chemnitzer Linux-Tage am 16. und 17. März 2024 in das Zentrale Hörsaal- und Seminargebäude der Technischen Universität Chemnitz ein. Die Besucherinnen und Besucher erwartet ein abwechslungsreiches Vortrags- und Workshop-Programm, Raum und Gelegenheit zum Austausch im Ausstellerbereich sowie zahlreiche weitere Angebote rund um Linux und Open Source.
2024-02-21 | euronews.com
Completely carparked: Study finds 546 words for getting 'drunk' in the English language
Linguistic study by Chemnitz University of Technology and ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig investigates over 500 English synonyms for “drunk”.
2024-02-21 | Yahoo
This is why Brits have 546 different words for ‘drunk’
Linguistic study by Chemnitz University of Technology and ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig investigates over 500 English synonyms for “drunk”.
2024-02-20 | The Guardian
Sloshed, plastered and gazeboed: why Britons have 546 words for drunkenness
Linguistic study by Chemnitz University of Technology and ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig investigates over 500 English synonyms for “drunk”.
2024-02-20 | worldtimetodays.com
From “carparked” to “cabbaged,” Brits have over 500 words for “drunk” – so what’s your favorite?
Linguistic study by Chemnitz University of Technology and ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig investigates over 500 English synonyms for “drunk”.
2024-02-20 | The Week
Word of the Day: Drunkonym
A uniquely British synonym for intoxication. Researchers from Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany found that the English language has 546 words meaning drunk, many of which are nouns with an "ed" added to the end, such as "trolleyed" or "bladdered".
2024-02-20 | The Sun
Brits have invented 546 words for being drunk – no surprise there, we love making up nonsense, just ask Michael McIntyre
Linguistic study by Chemnitz University of Technology and ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig investigates over 500 English synonyms for “drunk”.
2024-02-20 | itvNEWS
