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Date Posted: Thu, 10/ 9/03 5:37am
Author: Ylva
Subject: Yiddish??
In reply to: john mohdom 's message, "Re: New Member ??" on Wed, 10/ 8/03 10:42pm

>>>Yiddish maybe? Oy vey !
>>
>>What does that mean?
>
>yes, sunny...I don't know the literal translation but
>it's used here as an experession of surprise, perhaps
>dismay.

That's interesting! "Oy vey" seems quite similar to the German interjection "auweia!", which means something like "oh dear" or "dang!" depending on situation. After I looked at the definition of Yiddish, I see there's some sort of connection between German and Yiddish, so maybe it really is a version of "auweia" (speak it "auvaiah"; stress the underlined part).

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Replies:

Re: Yiddish?? -- john mohdom, Thu, 10/ 9/03 9:03pm
- Linguistic action thriller -- Ylva, Sat, 10/11/03 4:37am
  - Re: Linguistic action thriller -- john mohdom, Wed, 10/15/03 9:47pm