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kerstin
Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 241 Location: Taiwan
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:52 pm Post subject: schedule schmedule |
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hello,
i came across the term "schedule schmedule"
while i watching the film "i'll be home for christmas".
i couldn't find the word "schmedule",can anyone tell me what does it mean and its origin?
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redset
Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 582 Location: England
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:22 am Post subject: |
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Sometimes when people want to dismiss things as unimportant or uninteresting, they'll repeat the word but with a 'shm' sound at the beginning, to show they're not taking it seriously.
'Food shmood, let's get some drinks instead!'
'Meeting shmeeting, I think he's just avoiding me.'
'Canada shmanada!'
As you can probably tell this isn't a rule, it's just a thing people do and with some words it doesn't work too well! |
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kerstin
Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 241 Location: Taiwan
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:38 am Post subject: |
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okay!
I got it!Thanks, Redset! |
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