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Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 5:29
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Subject: Re: [phoNet] Spelling
pronounciations.
"Żyd" (= what you transliterate as "Zhyd"). Polish Jews use it too
when referring to themselves, and there's nothing politically incorrect about
it. Etymologically, it's "Iudaeus" plus some complex history, just like
"Jew".
Piotr
Juozas wrote:
An analogy: "zhyd" (a Jew) is considered a racist word in Russian
and
"zhydas" is a standard Lithuanian word but it may sound politically
incorect
for those who want it:). What is Polish for "a Jew",
Piotr?
Juozas Rimas