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Title: Tuque, chesterfield, eh: 'Canadianisms' dictionary delights wordsmiths
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: DrCaleb
Date: 2017-04-06 06:29:59
Canadian

[Hyack]

Where the Hell is Walkoot, or whatever he(she)'s calling him(her)self these days, I figured he'd be all over this story, using it as proof to whatever hairbrain theory he's got going on thie week.......

[raydan]

Well tuque is Québec French, borrowed from France where it's a toque that doesn't even look like a tuque and actually, toque is Breton for "hat"...

...now I'm confused.

As for a Chesterfield, we had one of those when I was was young.

[ShepherdsDog]

His and electroshocked's ward alternate their Internet access for their patients.

[Hyack]

raydan raydan:

As for a Chesterfield, we had one of those when I was was young.

A buddy's dad used to smoke them, he'd steal a couple for us to smoke behind the garage....

[DrCaleb]

Hyack Hyack:

raydan raydan:

As for a Chesterfield, we had one of those when I was was young.

A buddy's dad used to smoke them, he'd steal a couple for us to smoke behind the garage....

I had a professor in University that referred to that big piece of living room furniture as a 'Davenport'. He was from Indiana.

[Walkoot]

Hyack Hyack:

Where the Hell is Walkoot, or whatever he(she)'s calling him(her)self these days, I figured he'd be all over this story, using it as proof to whatever hairbrain theory he's got going on thie week.......

This is referencing "slang" - why would I bother with that? there's already all kinds of linguistic research on Canadian Raising which proves we say "aboot".

[herbie]

Reminds me of long ago: At a dinner party and an American (draft dodger, this was about 1969-1970) asked the hostess to "Pass a nakkin". She reached in her purse and pulled out a Kotex, then pointed to the table. Told him "Ya'll in Canada now. These are napkins and those are called serviettes." Shoulda seen how red he turned...

Worked in a furniture factory out of high school and they were 'chesterfield' and love seat combos, not sofas. Wish The Brick would at least use Canajun in their ads!