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Re: yinglish



On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Robert A. Rothstein wrote:

> One doesn't need to reach as far as "hellacious": _khaleshn_ means 'to
> faint'; _khaloshes_ means 'unconsciousness' but also 'disgust'; and
> _khaloshesdik_ means 'disgusting' -- all from the root khes-lamed-shin.
>
>             Bob Rothstein

So what's the connection with English/Yinglish?

Irwin

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