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Across the globe, many cultures have words for love and attachment that don't have a direct English equivalent. Why it matters: As Valentine's Day approaches, borrowing a word from another language could help you say what "love" alone can't. - Between the lines: Axios Finish Line readers recommended that we write about some of these words as part of our ongoing series on untranslatable words . The big picture: English heavily relies on the "L" word to talk about all manner of deep connection — which could say something about our culture's comfort with big feelings. - "It's not necessarily a bad thing," says Ben Kramer, a linguist and course designer at Duolingo. "There's also something beautiful" about viewing feelings for a relative…