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Originally posted by spinoli1
Schtum ??? |
"Keep schtum"
Meaning: Say nothing.
Origin: A Yiddish expression, from German "stumm" meaning silent.
English language - it's just a mish-mash of everybody else's lingo...I blame the Romans.
And the Vikings and the Saxons and the Celts and the French and Spanish...and the Indians (bungalow)...
[Edited on 22-3-2006 by RickyX]