<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I asked Marc on Facebook the true etymology of *yI'De'* -- is it yI'/sir + De'/vid = cervid, or is it yI'De' = Eddie = Moose? He wrote me back:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf62ca915x4k7w5x ydpf62ca915x1h91t0o ydpf62ca915x1h9r5lt ydpf62ca915xv2umb2 ydpf62ca915x1beo9mf ydpf62ca915xaigb6o ydpf62ca915x12ejxvf ydpf62ca915x3igimt ydpf62ca915xarpa2k ydpf62ca915xedcshv ydpf62ca915x1lytzrv ydpf62ca915x1t2pt76 ydpf62ca915x7ja8zs ydpf62ca915x1qrby5j ydpf62ca915x1jfb8zj">"Hi, James! Nice to hear from you. Regarding *<b>yI’De’</b>*
— Unfortunately, Maltz refuses to discuss these “coincidences” with me,
so I won’t be able to help you. Go with whichever one makes the word
easier to remember. Hope all is going well. All the best for the
upcoming holidays."</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf62ca915x4k7w5x ydpf62ca915x1h91t0o ydpf62ca915x1h9r5lt ydpf62ca915xv2umb2 ydpf62ca915x1beo9mf ydpf62ca915xaigb6o ydpf62ca915x12ejxvf ydpf62ca915x3igimt ydpf62ca915xarpa2k ydpf62ca915xedcshv ydpf62ca915x1lytzrv ydpf62ca915x1t2pt76 ydpf62ca915x7ja8zs ydpf62ca915x1qrby5j ydpf62ca915x1jfb8zj"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf62ca915x4k7w5x ydpf62ca915x1h91t0o ydpf62ca915x1h9r5lt ydpf62ca915xv2umb2 ydpf62ca915x1beo9mf ydpf62ca915xaigb6o ydpf62ca915x12ejxvf ydpf62ca915x3igimt ydpf62ca915xarpa2k ydpf62ca915xedcshv ydpf62ca915x1lytzrv ydpf62ca915x1t2pt76 ydpf62ca915x7ja8zs ydpf62ca915x1qrby5j ydpf62ca915x1jfb8zj">Thought everyone might be interested.<br></span></span></div></div></body></html>