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It took me quite a few rereadings before it finally clicked that you're probably not implying that there are more words in American English originating from Yid

It took me quite a few rereadings before it finally clicked that you're probably not implying that there are more words in American English originating from Yiddish than those coming from British English words.

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ghayes 8y ago
Yes to clarify I believe OP is implying: there are more Yiddish words in current American English than there are Yiddish words in current British English.
- slg 8y ago
  Exactly. Sorry, I probably phrased that original comment poorly.