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> So bonne is nearly bun and botte nearly but in Quebecois !?
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> I'm very deeply sceptical,
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I'm not an authority. It's just my impression, and I think Rick
agrees. But your <motte> sounds much more like our <mutt> than does
your <meute>, I would stake my life on it.