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Anu declaims: From Yiddish shlumperdik; I recently used shlumperdik and gave the derivation as being from shlump. it's probly indeterminate, given the source.
on a related note, I read somewhere recently that the "sch" often given for transliteration of words like shlump, shnook, shnorrer isn't best.
-joe bfstplk
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Schlumperdinck wrote some beautiful music, you know, like Schansel and Schgretel ;0)
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transliterationYes, but at this point it's pretty well established in many words that have been naturalized. I tend to use the YIVO romanization scheme ( link). It's the most widely used academically and lexicographically. [Addendum: Looking 'round the YIVO site, I see that they have published a complete English translation of Max Weinreich's masterful History of the Yiddish Language. For anybody interested in Yiddish linguistics it's a must-have. Now I know what I want for nitl.]
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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I did a favor for a boss, and he wanted to tip me..
i didn't want to be comp'd with money.. (i didn't want to have the favor be considered something i did for money..i happened to like the guy and wanted to do a kindness..)
he was surpried --but then asked how he could repay the kindness..
i picked up the History of the Yidish Language, and told him he could give me the book.. he was surprises, but i got the book!
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