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MCCC professor discusses origin of Yiddish phrases in American culture
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA professor at Monroe County Community College hosted a presentation discussing some of the common...
Be a Mensch and Take Time To Learn More About These 100 Jewish Last Names
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe've identified 100 common Jewish last names and their Hebrew meanings. One doesn't have to be...
These 105 Funny-Sounding Words Are So Wacky & Unusual, You Won't Believe They're Real!
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThey sure are silly to say. When you think about it, some words in the English language can sound...
Do you feel FaMISHED? Mixed up and confused? Get clarity and relax with these easy steps
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoFaMISHED: Yiddish word meaning mixed up, confused, crazy, stressed out, pronounced with the accent...
Hidden from the Nazis as a baby, this child of the Holocaust found a home in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHarry Pila, an athletic teenager, spoke fluent French, Flemish, and Yiddish, plus a smattering of...
How to Wish a 'Happy Passover' to Those Who Celebrate
Woman's Day via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWhile many Christians know of Passover through the story of Moses and the blood of the lamb, the...
‘Language City’ Review: The Words on the Street
The Wall Street Journal· 3 months agoBOOKSHELF Words are coined and money talks, but the link between linguistics and economics is more than metaphor. Most notably, as Ross Perlin writes in...
Google Translate should soon offer better suggestions for words with multiple meanings
Engadget· 1 year agoGoogle Translate is getting an AI-powered upgrade in the coming weeks to help you find more accurate...
90 Cheerful Boy Names That Mean Joy or Happiness
LOVE to KNOW via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoWestend61 via Getty Images Bringing a baby into the world is a joyful event. So why not select a name that reflects the joy that your baby boy brings...
The Things We Can't Say
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIllustration: Lex Villena; Yuliaglam An obscure webpage that Stanford University had quietly published seven months earlier made a huge splash in late...
