Monthly Archive: February, 2019

Half and Half (Pilton 2)

by

Is “A.” for “Archibald“? 

Pilton’s doggerel (1 of 2)

by

A classic in English forms the sourdough starter for half-Jargon doggerel…

lamatsin from Mississippi Valley French

by

lamatsin ‘medicine’ obviously comes to Chinuk Wawa from French la médecine…

Chuck! Chuck! Keequilly!

by

Also for the “fictional Chinuk Wawa” file…

The seasick & the P.O.W.

by

It’s a twofer today!

“Piss plant”, a Canadianism for an introduced species

by

I amused my daughter by pointing out the absurdity of telling Google to “translate dandelion into French” 🙂