Frog as an insult for Canuks? Nah, we usually just call them no-hockey
all-curling hosers.
...Oh man, I am going to get in trouble for this...
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Witte" <jswitte_at_bloomington.in.us>
To: <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] OT: French was Re: PowerPen
>
> > shu quebecois, non francais!
>
> It would be interesting to know th linguistic basis for the
> transformation of 'je suid' to 'shu'..
>
> > appropriately translated english...
> > ah am quebecish y'all, not a french.
>
> "Not a french" or "Not a *frog*"?! Do Quebec'ers use 'frog' as an
> insult (?) as Americans do (or did it start somewhere on the other side of
> the pond)?
>
> Jim
>
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