origin of dese dem dose in NYCE

[Dan Nussbaum]

and the Polish Slavic contingent did not go to NYC at all)

Victor,


Do you mean no Polish Gentiles immigrated to New York City?


Also, since Yiddish was the first language of most Eastern European Jews, why would the language of their neighbors influence their pronunciation of any language other than those neighbors.


Dan Nussbaum 

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