At 10/19/2012 09:34 PM, Shapiro, Fred wrote: >Yiddish (OED 1875) > >1871 _The Israelite_ 28 July 4 (ProQuest Historical Newpapers) They >sit without hats, say but a few words of "Yiddish." > >Fred Shapiro Assimilated so early? :-) Joel ------------------------------------------------------------ The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org