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February 25, 2009 2:45 pm
Who really uses "to know from (noun)"in everyday speech?
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February 25, 2009 4:29 pm
Possibly those who grew up speaking Yiddish, and those who just want to sound that way.
February 26, 2009 2:45 am
I'm confused
can someone use it in context?
February 26, 2009 4:54 am
As an example, the usage here: "We concede that Webster's permits this spelling, but what do they know from Yiddish?"
There's also the longer phrase, "You shouldn't know from X", where X is some bad or unhappy event ("Zolst nit vissen fun...")
February 26, 2009 6:15 am
Possibly those who grew up speaking Yiddish, and those who just want to sound that way.
You beat me to it, dilettante. And LOVE that law article! Thanks for the link.
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