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To: Red Badger

I was just adding to the pile. :)

A fun subject is the creation of Jewish surnames that came out of Europe, such as

Hebrew acronyms masquerading as words/names in the local language written in Yiddish.

Talk about multilingual punnage.

“Goetz” is so fun it even adapts into English + Hebrew, go + etz, a “go” tree.

It’s like Jacob’s ladder, reaching to the gates of heaven.


15 posted on 02/28/2022 1:24:15 PM PST by Ezekiel ("Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars.)
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To: Ezekiel

English is a Germanic language, and as such shares a lot of common words with German. Yiddish is also a Germanic language
with Hebrew, Aramaic and a touch of Latin mixed in and so will also share some of the concatenations.

So the field for pun makers is wide open..............................


19 posted on 03/01/2022 5:17:03 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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