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I must add that the fellow uses another of my favourite Canadian words in that webpage, except not with the western-Canadian definition I am accustomed to: slough (pronounced sloo where I come from). This is a word which has a very specific meaning on the prairies, and it means something like "a low, marshy area on the prairies, which is full of water in wet years and dries up completely in drought years". From what I understand, in areas adjacent to the ocean, slough means something like salt water lagoons next to the ocean, and may be pronounced differently.
Just thought I'd share that little bit of western-Canadian vocabulary with y'all. (This could be a self-YART, but if it is, the first pass was a very long time ago...maybe no one else will notice...)
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted gunkholing grahamknox 07/25/02 02:35 PM Re: gunkholing wwh 07/25/02 02:52 PM Re: gunkholing Bean 07/25/02 03:38 PM Re: gunkholing Jackie 07/26/02 10:58 AM Re: gunkholing Bean 07/26/02 12:07 PM sloughing off a slew of sloughs Hyla 07/26/02 02:59 PM
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