http://www.kosherblog.net/2004/06/01/pet_peeves/ Finding the finer side of everyday kosher living Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:48:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.kosherblog.net/2004/06/01/pet_peeves/#comment-1159 A Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:16:53 +0000 http://www.kosherblog.net/2004/06/01/pet_peeves/#comment-1159 There's also: falafel balls, hum-iss spread, tuh-heenee, pita bread... There’s also: falafel balls, hum-iss spread, tuh-heenee, pita bread…

]]> http://www.kosherblog.net/2004/06/01/pet_peeves/#comment-1158 Lawrence Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:26:27 +0000 http://www.kosherblog.net/2004/06/01/pet_peeves/#comment-1158 How about "acceptance of Jewish dietary laws"? It's accurate, it's linguistically solid, and it keeps the word "kosher" from piling up too much.I've always thought of "keeping kosher" as being shorthand for "keeping oneself kosher," which is definitely a usage alien to Hebrew but which tends to work in colloquial English.So, how do we feel about people saying "negiah" when they meen "shmirat negiah"? How about "acceptance of Jewish dietary laws"? It’s accurate, it’s linguistically solid, and it keeps the word "kosher" from piling up too much.I’ve always thought of "keeping kosher" as being shorthand for "keeping oneself kosher," which is definitely a usage alien to Hebrew but which tends to work in colloquial English.So, how do we feel about people saying "negiah" when they meen "shmirat negiah"?

]]> http://www.kosherblog.net/2004/06/01/pet_peeves/#comment-1157 elf Thu, 03 Jun 2004 17:20:17 +0000 http://www.kosherblog.net/2004/06/01/pet_peeves/#comment-1157 I have a tough time avoiding the use of "kosher" as a noun myself, though I must say it does bother me when I see it. People who know Hebrew recognise the word "kashrut" (or "kashrus"), but if you don't know Hebrew, you probably only recognise "kosher." "Kosherness" sounds silly, so you end up having to recast the whole sentence. "It indicates a more grassroots acceptance of kosher" (whatever the hell that means) would have to be "it indicates a more grassroots acceptance of the practice of keeping kosher," and that's kind of wordy. (Hmm, "keeping kosher." How did we get to be so accepting of that one?) I have a tough time avoiding the use of "kosher" as a noun myself, though I must say it does bother me when I see it. People who know Hebrew recognise the word "kashrut" (or "kashrus"), but if you don’t know Hebrew, you probably only recognise "kosher." "Kosherness" sounds silly, so you end up having to recast the whole sentence. "It indicates a more grassroots acceptance of kosher" (whatever the hell that means) would have to be "it indicates a more grassroots acceptance of the practice of keeping kosher," and that’s kind of wordy. (Hmm, "keeping kosher." How did we get to be so accepting of that one?)

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