[lit-ideas] Re: Hit.
- From: Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:29:28 -0700
John McCreery wrote (some hours ago)
Perhaps because I'm at breakfast, "Schlager" reminds me of whipped cream. A
hit is just another frothy confection. (From *mit Schlag* = with whipped
cream, topping).
'Mit Schlag' is a contraction of 'mit Schlagobers,' which is 'Austrian,' not
echt Deutsch for whipped (beaten) cream: 'schlagen' + 'Obers.' 'Obers'
is 'Austrian' for cream.
Robert Paul,
reminded of Mozart, Pavarotti, and rich desserts
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