Transl. & English-speaking prisoners

Thu Jul 14 20:38:29 UTC 2005

Dear Natalya,

> -- Concerning  *shmon* / *shmonaie*:  I wonder whether English-
> speaking prisoners
> would say *frisk* - *the sargent  frisks* when referring to a rather
> brutal
> search of the person?
To my English (rather than American) ear, 'frisk' definitely does not sound
brutal.

Robert

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