John Dean
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:51 pm
Post subject: Re: Border Experience |
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Epple wrote:
| Quote: | A friend of mine asked me, if there was an English equivalent to the
German term "Grenzerfahrung" which can cover a range of experiences
such as pushing yourself to extreme limits or exploring your inner
frontier or having an experience which is well outside the beaten
paths. Would the term border experience cover some or all of these
aspects?
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'Border experience' sounds more like an incident which occurs as you
pass from one country to another. 'Pushing the envelope' is a useful
catch-all. 'Extreme', which you identified, is often applied - eg
'extreme sports', 'extreme ironing'.
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John Dean
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