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51 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

By the way, I'm just catching up on the news that British jews are up in arms that Corbyn apparently deliberately pronounced Jeffrey Epstein's surname in a way to make him sound more Jewish on the leadership debate - he said Epshtine instead of Epsteen. 

 

I mean.....fuck right off. 

 

David Baddiel, who I like, is leading the charge. 

antisemitism is rife in the labour party today and it has been rightly called out by those who oppose it. 

i don't think corbyn's pronunciation of epstein is something we should be concerned about. 

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3 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

Right. Now how do you pronounce Epstein? 

Just like that. Epstein. Not Epshtein unless you're talking to someone who pronounces it that way themselves or you're a native Yiddish/Germanic speaker.

It's like people who use Eire when talking about Ireland. They can fuck right off too.

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2 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

antisemitism is rife in the labour party today and it has been rightly called out by those who oppose it. 

i don't think corbyn's pronunciation of epstein is something we should be concerned about. 

How are you typing Corbyn here? “Bin” or “Bine” 

 

 

 

 

:razz:

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1 minute ago, ewerk said:

Just like that. Epstein. Not Epshtein unless you're talking to someone who pronounces it that way themselves or you're a native Yiddish/Germanic speaker.

It's like people who use Eire when talking about Ireland. They can fuck right off too.

Irish mate -“ Tell me about your trip to Kerry”

Me * holds breath. 

 

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8 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Just like that. Epstein. Not Epshtein unless you're talking to someone who pronounces it that way themselves or you're a native Yiddish/Germanic speaker.

It's like people who use Eire when talking about Ireland. They can fuck right off too.

 

Does Sean Connery get special dispensation?

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8 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Just like that. Epstein. Not Epshtein unless you're talking to someone who pronounces it that way themselves or you're a native Yiddish/Germanic speaker.

It's like people who use Eire when talking about Ireland. They can fuck right off too.

 

The fact that you thought I was asking you this question tells me everything I need to know about your anti-semitism. Disgusting. 

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11 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

antisemitism is rife in the labour party today and it has been rightly called out by those who oppose it. 

i don't think corbyn's pronunciation of epstein is something we should be concerned about. 

 

I agree on both counts. 

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3 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

 

The fact that you thought I was asking you this question tells me everything I need to know about your anti-semitism. Disgusting. 

I'm down with my hook nose brothers.

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7 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

I've no idea how deliverable this Labour manifesto is, but it's definitely something different. 

“Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: "Corbyn in Downing Street would mean wasting the whole of next year on two chaotic referendums and leaving our economy staring down the barrel of bankruptcy." 
As opposed to the economic stability and solid leadership we’ve seen since 2016.…

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29 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Just like that. Epstein. Not Epshtein unless you're talking to someone who pronounces it that way themselves or you're a native Yiddish/Germanic speaker.

It's like people who use Eire when talking about Ireland. They can fuck right off too.

Excuse my ignorance but what's wrong with saying Eire?

 

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4 minutes ago, NJS said:

Excuse my ignorance but what's wrong with saying Eire?

 

It was often used in a patronising way by the English. After independence the UK government refused to address us as Ireland, only as Eire in an incredibly petty way in order to continue their dominance over us. It isn't a cardinal sin these days but not something to be advised.

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