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> To be a mensch was the pinnacle of her moral code, and it didn’t matter that it meant “man.” Women could be mensches, too... Nitpick: "Mensch" is actually ge
by azernik 11y ago
> To be a mensch was the pinnacle of her moral code, and it didn’t matter that it meant “man.” Women could be mensches, too...
Nitpick: "Mensch" is actually gender-neutral (in Standard German it just means "person" or "human being", not "man" (which is "Mann").
- slipjack 11y agoIn Yiddish (at least as spoken to me), it often has a masculine connotation.