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As far as I can find out, either spelling seems to be acceptable, although like all these type of things, whichever one you use, someone is bound to say it's wrong. Personally I would go with the second spelling, with the 'c'.
Thanks. My instinct said use a "c". Google comes up with results for both, but if I type in "shtum" it says, "Did you mean schtum?" So Google seems to think it's with a "c", even though most the results show up without it. Aargh.
OED: shtum, (also schtum), informal: non-communicative - 'he kept shtum about...'
Verbs shtumms, shtumming, shtummed: be or become quiet and uncommunicative -' just when it's getting interesting you shtum up'.
origin 1950s, Yiddish from German stumm
I wouldn't have used the c - never seen it spelt with one.
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Verbs shtumms, shtumming, shtummed: be or become quiet and uncommunicative -' just when it's getting interesting you shtum up'.
origin 1950s, Yiddish from German stumm
I wouldn't have used the c - never seen it spelt with one.
I think I use this one. I have no idea why. Going to check Dictionary of Slang now...
*watches this space*
Cannot find it in any of my reference books, but anyway, that's how I spell it.