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Subject: Re: That is a private matter.

Author: Olaf Jenkner

Date: 13:22:07 06/04/00

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>by the way what is the oringin of kibitzer instead?
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The german word "Kiebitz" means a bird, my dictionary says "pewit".
I can imagine how a Kiebitz is sitting on a bough and watching a
game of chess.
The dictionary says also, that Kiebitz is a onlooker at a card-party,
It seems, that the publishers know nothing about chess.

OJe



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