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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by boxed on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @11:04AM (#26956883)
I'm a non-native English speaker and has heard it used many times. But since I'm Swedish it's also instantly understandable for me and so easier to remember maybe.
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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by sedeki on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @12:15PM (#26957952)
I'm Swedish and have never seen nor heard "schtum" before.

Guess "keeping quiet" didn't come to the author's mind. /s

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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by CRConrad on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @01:42PM (#26972028)
And it didn't sound the least bit familiar from any similar Swedish word...?
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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by sedeki on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @03:55PM (#26973412)
Of course it does, given that there is a cognate Swedish word. I still have never seen "schtum" in English before. Maybe I'm just a schmuck.
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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by CRConrad on Thursday April 29, 2021 @10:56AM (#26981963)
Ett kutterschmycke.
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