13.4.13
loin loin and moqueur
They live out in the far, far. They live out in the loin, loin. The answer was obvious but I didn't see it. To me with my Anglo ears I heard fwan fwan but when I described it to Mom she said it was loin, loin. I was tired and working on a 12 pack so that probably helped with the sound challenge. The bird singing the different songs one morning was a moqueur (mo-cuh), a mockingbird. I remembered that one but had to be reminded of it. It's true that if you don't hear or say things every day you start forgetting. I keep my dictionary handy and Mom, Dad and friends are a phone call or text away. Mom gets a kick out of it. I call and say, "hey, what ya'll doin? How you say this or that? OK, thank you!" They're cooking blanquettes and sausage.
Evangeline Parish French Creole Heritage
That's it for me. It's been real. I used to talk about this subject on forums and with people and several found it annoying. Evangel...