sprachgefühl
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prettygoodwordsprachgefühl or sprachgefuhl (SHORAHKH-guh-fyl) - n., a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
From German Sprachgefühl, from Sprache, language (from Middle High German sprāche, from Old High German sprāhha) + gefühl, feeling (past participle of fühlen, to feel, from Middle High German vuelen, from Old High German vuolen, from the same root as English feel).
---L.
From German Sprachgefühl, from Sprache, language (from Middle High German sprāche, from Old High German sprāhha) + gefühl, feeling (past participle of fühlen, to feel, from Middle High German vuelen, from Old High German vuolen, from the same root as English feel).
---L.
