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Born to Kvetch: Yiddish as she is spoke
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2009/03/02 - 6:09pm

This sounds like an interesting book:

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/03/02/born-to-kvetch-yiddi.html

One generally doesn't hear a lot of Yiddish in West Texas, but I have encountered a little bit of it recently since I'm a grad student who is currently doing some research on stories by Bernard Malamud.

Grant Barrett
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2009/03/02 - 7:58pm

Yep, a good book, which is why the hardback version warranted inclusion on our recommended references pages.

Martha Barnette
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2009/03/03 - 1:00am

>>>One generally doesn't hear a lot of Yiddish in West Texas

I'll bet not, EF!

Yes, that book is a real pleasure. I remember particularly enjoying the chapter on Yiddish curses. Michael Wex's site has a lot of good stuff on it, too.

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