[Magdalen] Quebec City.

[Jon Egger]

Not language related, but growing up in da rench, north of Duluth the
vending machines took American AND Canadian coins.  The hospital where I
started as a nursing assistant and RN (in Virginia, Mn) flew the American,
State, and Canadian flags.

Sadly, most of the people this far south have poor to no knowledge about
Canada.

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Grace & peace,
jon


On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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)
> > >
> > >
> >
>