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G0TEZ > WORDS 10.11.14 10:05l 34 Lines 1137 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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From: G0TEZ@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO
To : WORDS@WW
Back in the 1950s, I studied Motivational Research. Part of this was
derived from Brain Washing which was much used in the USSR at the time.
One of the techniques employed was to tell a victim that you were going to
kill him while walking behind him, with no warning and at any time within
a few minutes to a few days. This is the simplest example. There were many
others.
This was called 'inducing ultraparadoxical behaviour'. The subject changed
from hating his jailers to loving them and agreeing with their beliefs.
The longest form of the word I read was 'ultraparadoxicality' the longest
word I met in the English language.
Yes, the Germans do have their very long 'portmanteau' words but no
comparison with the Russians.
The Germans had 'Elektrischestrassenbahnwagenfurer' = Tramdriver.
In Russian you get 'Photographiichieskiiapparatura; = Camaera,
I believe that the people that 'improve' the English language have changed
the old word to 'The Stockholm Syndrome;
73 - GB7CIP, G0TEZ @ GB7CIP
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