Yuval Holtzman
@yuvalhol
English-Hebrew #translator and proofreader. I tweet in English about #language, #etymology, #linguistics and #translation. Some replies may be in Hebrew. he/him
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http://YHoltzman.com/en 27-11-2009 13:01:16
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A very specific set of totally not fake books, spotted in a hotel lobby in Seoul. Photo by: Shaul Holtzman #language #english #fail
I thought it was weird enough that the #Hebrew words for man (ish) and woman (iSHA) have unrelated #etymology, but #TodayILearned their inherent misogyny: it's likely that ish meant "strong", and iSHA meant "weak". Great article in Hebrew by Elon Gilad: haaretz.co.il/magazine/the-e…