LL-L "Etymology" 2008.01.15 (04) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L  -  14 January 2008 - Volume 04
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From: R. F. Hahn < sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Etymology

Mark,

Under "Language varieties" you wrote in South African English:

Gooi them with a yoffie dissertation anyhow!

Does this *yoffie* have anything to do with Modern Hebrew יופי
*yofi*'beautiful', 'pretty, 'nice', 'great', 'gorgeous', 'nifty' etc.?

Regards, to you and Ruth!

Reinhard/Ron
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