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Friday, November 09, 2007
 
I Really Am a Dork
The Times has a very interesting article about Daniel Cassidy, author of a book on Irish slang in NYC. Cassidy's contention is that many slang words in use today derive from Celtic words used by Irish immigrants.

The article is a good read, but I question some of his assertions. "Twerp" has an Irish derivation? Sounds more Yiddish to me. Interesting article nonetheless.
- posted by Base10 @ 9:20 AM
Comments:
Yes, his work leaves too much to be desired. I've written a summary of the very large problems with his work here.
# posted by Blogger Grant Barrett : 10:58 AM
 
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