Guest guest Posted July 4, 2003 Report Share Posted July 4, 2003 Hey Debbie, > Ah, McDuffee is my married name! My grandmother was actually French > Canadian, so my dad, who spent all of his life here in Massachusetts, > actually grew up in a bilingual household. Still says " gag a maggot " > though! So .. your grandma's folks probably hung around the Hudson's Bay outfit and learned all that Mountain Man tawk from Americans .. like, " That be shining " .. and " which way's your stick floating " and " gone beaver " and such colorful terms .. like gagging a maggot off a gut wagon. ;-p > My Scottish in-laws have been here for generations, not sure how many, > but before that, they have traced it to Ireland, and then back to > Scotland. Hard to split the Scot and Irish .. like splitting hairs sometimes. But both were a major part of the backbone of the young child called the United States of America. > Interesting stuff! It is Debbie .. damned interesting. Unfortunately, history texts used in school make it boring .. shame it is. They oughta let younguns get extra credit for reporting on outside reading .. there are many great writers that can keep folks attention .. but none of them have ever written a text book. > Debbie > deb > Declare your independence from chemical-laced products! > www.debrasrhapsody.com Y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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