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So the scalpel is related to the animal, linguistically at least, with one slicing and the other scratching. Again, as usual, jheem, very interesting.Ta, WW. Yes, linguistically, or at least lexically, the words for the animal and the instrument are related to an earlier root whose meaning is glossed as 'to cut'. It's also related to shelf, and without the s, to half. There's a whole bunch more words (like shield and shilling) that are in the * skel- family, too. http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE465.html
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Dear jheem: could fact primitive men used skulls as (convenient, not gruesome) drinking cups have influenced some of these words?
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>>>By the way, the French don't shout "encore" to request a repeat performance - they shout "bis", which is GreekUm, yes we do. These French do anyway. You'll notice that there is a world of difference (perhaps the expression should be 'an ocean') between the Franch French and the Canadian French. That is why I generally add "In French Québec" to all my statements since we are very different from the France French and the Island French. Bis is used to mean "repeat" in written song lyrics. Otherwise, bis means a kiss, i.e. "donne moi un bis" (give me a kiss). So if a whole audience is shouting "bis, bis, bis" to someone on stage, there better be smootching going on 
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there better be smootching going on
And, I guess, bis in French usage may be related to the obsolete English buss meaning "kiss". I suppose.
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I'm not sure it would be Cap. Bis is actually an abbreviation of bisou however is is never used as such with adults. Bisou is generally used when taking to very small children - up to six year-olds. After that, it switches to bis or bec. Notable exception: Those couples who insist on taking baby-talk to one-another. English comparative...those couples that say "come gimme a kissy-wissy my baby-waybe." Makes you rethink those free-speech laws. 
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After that, it switches to bis or bec.
So, Québec means "what a kiss!"?
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So, Québec means "what a kiss!"?
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belMarduk-- Does baiser (from LL. basio 'to kiss') have its continental secondary meaning in Québec French?
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I don't know what a "continental secondary meaning" means jheem so I'm not sure what you're asking.
F.Y.I. though, baiser as a noun means a kiss, as a verb means having sex.
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Dear belMarduk: So a Yank using his highschool French, trying to say "Kiss me" could get a knuckle sandwich!
baiser
[beh zay]
to kiss
Les hommes ne baisent plus les mains des femmes. - Men don't kiss women's hands any more.
Note: Baiser is also a vulgar slang term, depending on the context. In the above sentence, it is obvious that baiser means kiss. In a sentence like « Il m'a baisée » of course the listener would hear "He f...ed me." Basically, if you have any doubts, find another verb for kiss, like embrasser.
(vulgar slang) - to outdo, to be had; to have sex
Il s'est fait baisé - He was really had/outdone.
Related: un baiser - kiss; le baisement - kissing (e.g., the Pope's hand)
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