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Great but of history, but the title is just... dumbed down. I'm pretty sure Semmelweis didn't speak English and never once said those three words.
by tdeck 5y ago
Great but of history, but the title is just... dumbed down. I'm pretty sure Semmelweis didn't speak English and never once said those three words.
- Stratoscope 5y agoIt's an English language article written for an English speaking audience. I don't think using a translation of what he actually said is dumbing it down, it just makes it more accessible for readers of English.
- WaitWaitWha 5y agoDr. Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp was Hungarian of German descent. It would have been "mossa kezét" (most likely using the formal third-person). Since he was not churlish, he would have approached such statements as a request, not an order.
- permo-w 5y agoHe worked in Austria and published his work in German, so it seems highly unlikely he would have said it in Hungarian. Also, contrary to your claims about churlishness, the article states multiple times that he was a rather rude man