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Offline Kate Boots

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Re: On Special
« Reply #25 on: April 14, 2011, 12:20:59 PM »
Oh, and "by you" is more a Jewish thing than a New York thing.  It's a Yiddish-influenced inflection.

Now I wonder if it's also common in areas that have had a lot of German speakers, too.

Wouldn't surprise me.  The German-descended side of my family say "by you".  I would probably say "on sale" but wouldn't think twice about "on special".

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« Reply #26 on: April 14, 2011, 12:21:43 PM »
(Doesn't anyone else remember that Doogie Howser episode? ;) )
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« Reply #27 on: April 14, 2011, 03:02:24 PM »
I wonder if there's a midi somewhere of the theme song to The Office. That song was just destined to be a midi.
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Re: On Special
« Reply #28 on: April 14, 2011, 03:22:24 PM »