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If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say it in Yiddish Lita Epstein

If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say it in Yiddish By Lita Epstein

If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say it in Yiddish by Lita Epstein


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Yiddish - the most colourful language in the history of mankind. What other language gives you a whole dictionary of ways to tell someone to drop dead? That schmuck, for instance, who got promoted over you? He should be transformed into a chandelier, to hang by day and to burn by night. This work offers the perfect insult for every occasion.

If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say it in Yiddish Summary

If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say it in Yiddish: The Book of Yiddish Insults and Curses by Lita Epstein

You don't have to be Jewish to get back at the shmendriks of the world! Yiddish - the most colourful language in the history of mankind. What other language gives you a whole dictionary of ways to tell someone to drop dead? That schmuck, for instance, who got promoted over you? He should be transformed into a chandelier, to hang by day and to burn by night. In these endlessly entertaining pages, you will find the perfect insult for every occasion, from the short and sweet (A plague on you - a finsteren yor) to the whole megillah (He should marry the daughter of the Angel of Death - khasene hobn zol er mit di malekh hamoves tokhter). Complete with hundreds of the most creative curses for the putzes and kvetchers of the world, together with the fascinating background of their origins and much Jewish wisdom born of suffering over the centuries, this is an indispensable guide for Jews and Gentiles alike. When it comes to cursing someone who sorely needs it, may you never be at a loss for words again. After Amo, Amas, Amat it's time to enjoy the joys of Yiddish! This work is very funny, and scholarly too. If you don't buy this book, may a soft balcony fall on your head! It contains all the wisdom (and curses!) born of the Jewish experience over thousands of years.

About Lita Epstein

Lita Epstein grew up around Yiddish. While her mother and aunts usually used Yiddish to discuss something they didn't want the kids to know, its meaning gradually seeped through. This is her thirteenth book. She cannot promise it will be her last.

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GOR010611313
9781906217075
1906217076
If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say it in Yiddish: The Book of Yiddish Insults and Curses by Lita Epstein
Used - Like New
Hardback
JR Books Ltd
20070900
202
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