http://www.word-detective.com/2011/03/egg-cream/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2011/03/egg-cream/comment-page-1/#comment-16737 Bill Schmeer Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:01:46 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=4761#comment-16737 All things New York are not Yiddish. All things Yiddish are not Yiddish. Echt, meaning real, genuine, pure (gold), is a German word, as are many Yiddish words--stein (steen) or (stine)--it's still German. All things New York are not Yiddish. All things Yiddish are not Yiddish. Echt, meaning real, genuine, pure (gold), is a German word, as are many Yiddish words–stein (steen) or (stine)–it’s still German.

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