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Chris -- 2018-04-11
One of David Tuggy’s recent posts has reminded me of this phrase, “Soup’s on!’ —which surely must have originated with the word “soupcon.”
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...much as “Humpty Dumpty” must have come from un petit deux petit?
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You might find some interest in this…
English rhymes really just eggcorns of French phrases? by jorkel Contribute! 3 2006-10-30 06:56:12 by jorkel
(Sorry, I don’t know how to enable the link, but if you do a word search, try “terre”).
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Here’s the link for Joe’s Mots d’Heures: Gousses, Rames post:
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