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  9. Date:         Sat, 26 Dec 1992 21:05:10 -0800
  10. Sender:       English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
  11. From:         Peter Montgomery <MONTGOMERY@CAMINS.CAMOSUN.BC.CA>
  12. Subject:      Re: An observation
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  15.  
  16. Ruth says
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  18. > Given the songs she was singing, and opera plots in general, it was
  19. > more like a schmaltz diet.:-)
  20.  
  21. Would that, by any chance, be a Viennese Schmatz?
  22.  
  23. BTW, biscuit also means twice cooked. (For what it's worth.)
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