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Why do people say "I`m in shtuck" in stead of "stuck" and "schtum" instead of "stum"
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I've done a bit of research -
it seems that the origins of 'schtuk' are lost in time, but it is a slang expression meaning the result of a failing or error - so a different word that 'stuck'.
Schtum has its roots in the German language, but the pronunciation seems to have evolved in English.
In common with most of my generation, I learned the word from Monty Python, which was a veritable oasis if culture - palindrome anyone?
it seems that the origins of 'schtuk' are lost in time, but it is a slang expression meaning the result of a failing or error - so a different word that 'stuck'.
Schtum has its roots in the German language, but the pronunciation seems to have evolved in English.
In common with most of my generation, I learned the word from Monty Python, which was a veritable oasis if culture - palindrome anyone?
The word is not 'stum' , if you mean 'not speaking' , 'mute'. It's 'shtumm' , sometimes written 'shtoom', a Yiddish word (from German 'stumm').
"I'm in shtuck" is also correct. 'Shtuck' or 'shtook' is a word meaning 'trouble' . The speaker is saying that he or she is in trouble. This may, perhaps, be from some local form of Yiddish or it may be imitating Yiddish , but the Oxford English Dictionary says it's origin is unkown.
"I'm in shtuck" is also correct. 'Shtuck' or 'shtook' is a word meaning 'trouble' . The speaker is saying that he or she is in trouble. This may, perhaps, be from some local form of Yiddish or it may be imitating Yiddish , but the Oxford English Dictionary says it's origin is unkown.
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