Two young Amish-men that I drive, along with their father, are trying to teach me Pennsylvania Dutch (a dialect of German.) Recently, they taught me Schlittenfahren*, or sled riding. It sounds like Schliddafawda to me.
I was thrilled today when I heard the word in use at the Amish bulk food store! A little boy came in and the clerk asked him if he was Schliddafawda. I'm picking up new words all the time. How exciting!
*I found the correct spelling at translate.google.com. Click Schlittenfahren, or copy the link and paste it into your browser to see for yourself.
How neat!
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