Law Offices of Carl Shusterman - US Immigration

A Babel of Tongues

Law Offices of Carl Shusterman
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30 Years of Immigration Law Experience
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American English, perhaps more so than other dialects, has been influenced by the linguistic tapestry offered by the nation's immigrant populations, as well as by the resiliency of the English language itself.
Match the following especially popular American English words listed below with their respective language of origin.

checkmate	Tagalog
ketchup	Hindi
schlep	Chinese
boondocks	Farsi
molasses	German
tycoon	Greek
coach	Yiddish
shampoo	Japanese
dollar	Portuguese
democracy	Hungarian

Send your answers, along with some biographical information about yourself (Are you an immigrant? If so, where are you from? Where do you live? What is your occupation? Special interests?), tell how you solved the quiz, how long you've been a subscriber to our newsletter and what you use our newsletter/website for, to:

pdedomenico@shusterman.com
The first person to send in the correct answer will receive a free consultation for the month of November 2004.