• ExtremeDullard@piefed.social
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    17 hours ago

    Scheister is an accepted spelling. It’s also a lot more about shit lawyers than about shit jews than shyster, which is why I always prefer using it. It’s also a lot more about shit than shyness if you speak German and derivatives, which is also more in line with what I think of lawyers.

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      17 hours ago

      Scheister is an accepted spelling.

      Not on the interwebs I can see, but would be curious to find the source for that. All the results I get back just spell it the other way.

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            14 hours ago

            Well, even if it’s incorrect, I’ll use it. One of the powers of the English language is that you can mold it to your liking and it’s a-okay as long as other people understand you. And if Shakespeare can invent 1,600 words, surely I can invent a few myself 😜