| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| Jew (n.), Israeli (adj., n.), jew (v.), Jewish (adj.) |
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| Jew is the Standard name for a member of the Jewish religion or heritage, and Jewish is the Standard adjective. Jew used as adjective, as in that Jew mayor, is an ethnic slur and hence taboo; use the Standard adjective, Jewish, instead. Also taboo, and for the same reason, are the verb jew, meaning “to cheat or swindle,” and the combined form to jew down, meaning “to bargain to reduce a price.” An Israeli is a citizen of Israel, the modern Jewish state at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; Israeli is also an adjective: The ship flies the Israeli flag. See also HEBREW. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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