[Magdalen] Quebec City.

[Jay Weigel]

I first heard the term "defensive ___" from a Jewish friend who used it in
relation to Yiddish and I thought it a very excellent description indeed of
a language that one picked up on a "need to know" basis. Then my late ex
used it in relation to the German that he picked up so he could understand
what the adults were talking about when they switched into it in front of
the kids.

On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 1:26 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> We called it "grandmother French."
>
> My grandmothers were both such pistols. Couldn't imagine two
> more different women, one tall, serene and red-headed, the other
> tiny, animated and dark. Languid or energetic. Confident or wary.
>
> Must go back to packing up the car. Nice break, though (went
> from being like Gramere to Grammie and now back to Gramere).
> -M
>
> On Saturday, January 10, 2015, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > it is! She figures they may pick up some "defensive French" sooner or
> > later, though. (I introduced her to that term)
> >
> >
>