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CyberRabbi, you should brush up more on your Yiddish for schmoozing. As a side note on Germanic loans, I've been getting a lot of mileage out of ersatz at work
by gaogao 5y ago
CyberRabbi, you should brush up more on your Yiddish for schmoozing.
As a side note on Germanic loans, I've been getting a lot of mileage out of ersatz at work for my hacks.
- CyberRabbi 5y agoOh wow schtum is German? I just assumed it was English. You learn something new every day. Ersatz is a good one, I gotta use that. Thanks for sharing :)
- CodesInChaos 5y agoThe German word "stumm" means silent or mute.
- CyberRabbi 5y agoWait I thought it was schtum?
- rthomas6 5y agoIt's Yiddish