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To: Alouette

Most Yiddish cursewords came from German.


16 posted on 01/11/2005 3:26:01 PM PST by Clemenza (President: Liger Breeders of the Pacific Northwest)
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To: Clemenza
Most Yiddish cursewords came from German.

And Russian and Polish.

Hebrew doesn't easily lend itself to vulgar insults.

Like my grandmother would say, "You eat with that mouth?"

23 posted on 01/11/2005 3:35:20 PM PST by Alouette (Abu Mazen: Arafat after a shower and shave)
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