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To: AnAmericanMother

The only language that comes close is down-home Southern English. Back in college, some Jewish friends of mine steered me towards Leo Rosten’s “The Joys of Yiddish.” It was great! Not long afterwards, I saw a book in a bookstore that had a title that said something like “How to Curse in Yiddish” (this was some 33 years ago). I bought it, and laughed until my sides hurt! Wonderful invectives to use against against a tormentor or enemy!


84 posted on 04/18/2008 8:19:36 AM PDT by Convert from ECUSA ("Typical 'bitter' 'White Male" whose vote the Dems now desperately want so bad - HA!)
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To: Convert from ECUSA
Rosten's book is a classic.

There are a number of websites up now, like De gantze megillah ("the straight dope") - not to be confused with The Straight Dope, which has merits all its own.

95 posted on 04/18/2008 8:40:00 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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