Rhyming and shm-reduplication

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with

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rhyming schmining I used it here as an

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intensifier to make the concept more

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memorable here we have some more money

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Shmoney

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this kind of means like money is not

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important or money's no object

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homework shmom work if I heard this I'd

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think that the speaker was implying that

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there are better things to do

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we also have board schmard this is sort

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of confrontational it's like saying I

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don't believe you you aren't bored well

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you don't have to be bored

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reduplication originated in Yiddish and

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it's generally used to indicate irony

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sarcasm skepticism to be dismissive or

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as an interjection it really depends on

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the context and the intonation and it's

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very informal do not use this in a job

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interview I thought it would be valuable

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to mention it because you do hear it in

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a lot of movies especially ones based in

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New York you might hear people saying I

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feel fancy schmancy today a bit of

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emphasis there fancy schmancy okay

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that's it for today I really enjoyed

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this lesson it's fascinating it's such a

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fascinating topic to me I like helping

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you to understand why we say and use

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certain things don't forget to check out

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language talk remember that once you've

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booked your first paid lesson on