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29 Jul 2007 Sun 10:46 pm |
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While translating "Buda" by Sertab, I got an explanation for this that is actually quite clever.
In "Buda," she sings, "tırafık, mırafik."
It means, "traffic, schmaffic" to an English speaker. That's exactly what it means... we have the same alliterative trick in our own language.
I challenge you to forget this! 
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30 Jul 2007 Mon 07:12 am |
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Quoting Taksimdeyim:
In "Buda," she sings, "tırafık, mırafik."
It means, "traffic, schmaffic" to an English speaker. That's exactly what it means... we have the same alliterative trick in our own language.
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Of course it can be done in many languages. Have you read the wikipedia article given above? It also explains schm- reduplication. That process comes to American English from Yiddish.
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30 Jul 2007 Mon 09:47 am |
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When I read taksimdeyim's comment I thought that sounds Jewish American. It doesn't work in British English, 
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