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Authored by: kattemann on Tuesday, June 18 2013 @ 12:21 PM EDT |
Human being. Menneske/människa in Scandinavian. During the Third Reich it became
a term of contempt when used by the SS and similar horrors: "Los,
Mensch!" are words that still give (POW)/deathcamp survivors nightmares. I
prefer the Yiddish version -[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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- "Mensch" - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, June 18 2013 @ 01:01 PM EDT
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Authored by: xtifr on Tuesday, June 18 2013 @ 01:07 PM EDT |
It is German and means 'Human being'.
The English
word "mensch" is not German. It is derived from German by way of
Yiddish, but it's English now, at least in the sense that PJ was using it. It's
informal (in English), but I think we can allow PJ to speak informally.
:)
Source: Webster's & American Heritage Dictionaries (on-line
editions).
--- Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for it makes
them soggy and hard to light. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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