[Coco] furriners, more regional dialect
KnudsenMJ at aol.com
KnudsenMJ at aol.com
Tue Aug 31 16:17:31 EDT 2004
In a message dated 8/31/04 11:53:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, flexser at fiu.edu
writes:
> Sure, and "gardyloo" is what you should yell when throwing orts out of the
> window! (Look THAT up in your funkin' Wagnalls!) (Unabridged.)
Thanks Art. If you actually grew up hearing "ort", where was that?
"Gardyloo" sounds like a French phrase "Gardez-l'eau" (Watch out for the
water!).
Ain't languages fun? --Mike K.
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