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From: lkmason@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Lindsay K. Mason)
Subject: Re: "chier" and "shit"
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Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 21:21:35 GMT
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Phil Hunt (philip@storcomp.demon.co.uk) wrote:

: Does anyone know if french "chier" is related to English "shit"?

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: Phil Hunt...philip@storcomp.demon.co.uk
: Majority rule for Britain!


well, all depends if you are meaning the noun, verb or expletive. the expletive
is "merde". i'm not sure if the noun is the same, no idea on the verb.

lindsay
