[etni] Re: common errors (or a lesson in etymology)
- From: Avi Granit <judiavi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: remanuel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, ETNI <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:58:02 +0300
Dear Rachelle,
Just wanted to thank you for your very interesting short lesson in etymology -
I have always been curious about these seemingly English words (actuali /
sympati) that are used in Hebrew but have different meanings to the English
equivalent. Now I know!
I had guessed that "by us" was linked to Yiddish as it tends to be used with
first or second generation native Yiddish speakers.
Perhaps you can answer a question for me about the word "nervous". Why in
British English it is used as "apprehensive/scared" and definitely not for
"irritated/irritable/worked up" which would be the literal translation of
"atzbani" as many Hebrew speakers seem to think.
Best wishes,
Judi G.
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