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Nikolas Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Your associations with the word "ekweet"?

Do you know what "ekweet" means? - I know... from the Afrikaans language.
But what i don't know is what your associations towards the word would be? If there was an educational services brand "Ekweet", what attitude would it receive?
  

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Hi, Since we don't use Afrikaans in Canada, it would be treated simply as a name that has no special meaning. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, Since we don't use Afrikaans in Canada, it would be treated simply as a name that has no special meaning.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Since we don't use Afrikaans in Canada, it would be treated simply as a name that has no special meaning.

Clive
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Nikolasyour associations towards the word
ekweet --

various associations

tweet, chirp, birdsong, seeds, birdfood

sweet, not sweet, sugar-like, a sugar substitute

buckwheat, a cereal grain, wheat-like

equal, fair, justice
an alien race, people from Mars
NikolasIf there was an educational s
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Hi Nikolas

I'm from South Africa - where Afrikaans is spoken - so to me the phrase "ekweet" (slang :"ek" - I + "weet" - to know) would connotate a person who understands or comprehends something or someone. Personally, I haven't heard of an educational services brand called "Ekweet", but I would think of it as something aimed at those who want to learn Afrikaans or something for A
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Thanks to you all for your posts!
It really helps me.
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No problem Emotion: smile

I'm a bit curious though. What is this for?
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