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by Paul Ogden
Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:46 pm
Forum: Res Diversae
Topic: Archive available
Replies: 1
Views: 6848

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by Paul Ogden
Wed May 26, 2010 3:31 am
Forum: Languages of the World
Topic: Yiddish Anyone?
Replies: 19
Views: 68624

Here's what a Russian speaker wrote me about the address on the postcard: The penmanship is gorgeous - but the problem is abbreviations and order of the lines. In old Russia and even in my time, it was common to write from top to bottom: country, city, street no. and street, and finally the addresse...
by Paul Ogden
Tue May 25, 2010 7:04 pm
Forum: Languages of the World
Topic: Yiddish Anyone?
Replies: 19
Views: 68624

Is she a person, a bird (feygle), or a deaf turtle? For that matter do turtles have good hearing?
Where's the deaf bit come from? Taub is German (and Yiddish) for dove.
by Paul Ogden
Mon May 24, 2010 5:10 pm
Forum: Languages of the World
Topic: Yiddish Anyone?
Replies: 19
Views: 68624

I've made a stab at the postcard: The handwritten text appears to be from a brother and sister to other family members, including a mother-in-law, sister-in-law, niece and perhaps others. The writer(s) seem to feel that the other members of the family are angry with them as they are not responding t...
by Paul Ogden
Wed May 19, 2010 8:49 pm
Forum: Languages of the World
Topic: Yiddish Anyone?
Replies: 19
Views: 68624

The postcard is definitely written in Yiddish.

I downloaded a relatively high-res copy from the webshots website. As my ability to read Yiddish is, uh, less than optimal, I'll consult with a friend whose mother tongue is Yiddish. I'll post the results in a week or so.

Paul
by Paul Ogden
Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:31 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: BROKER
Replies: 4
Views: 9805

Mildly off topic: Philologos, writing in The Forward, last week posted a fun article, Putting a Campaign Spotlight on the (Hebrew) Character Issue , in which he looks at the Hebrew-language presidential campaign buttons. The column and its readers' comments also look at the origins of Barack Obama's...

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